Re: [URG] HD failure?

From: Christian Mund (krist-usenet2_at_resisted.org)
Date: 02/24/04


Date: 24 Feb 2004 15:00:33 GMT

In comp.os.linux.hardware Sensei wrote:

> quantum root # mount /dev/hdb1
> mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hdb1,
> or too many mounted file systems
>
> And
>
> quantum root # mount /dev/hdb1 /download/
>
> Succeeds. The strange thing is this: in my fstab all is right!

Try 'mount /download' instead.

I would check the hd for badblocks from within a rescue disk and if the
bios & hd supports smart try ide-smart[1] for analysis, before I throw
it away. But this depends how important the role of this disk is.

Christian

[1] http://www.linalco.com/comunidad.html

-- 
Endlich Linux! - http://mundoss.de


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