Ubuntu

boot issue Hard Drive dead ??

Asked by laplanche on 2010-10-11

Hi
I have only Ubuntu installed in my PC which was assembled one year ago; Since 2 weeks we get sometimes issues in loading ubuntu (desktop did not prompt..., that need reboot) since 3 days it is impossible to load ubuntu, when grub is loading a screen propose 10 versions and backup of generic linux. Whichever i try, it is not booting and seem to look for an address it can t find; I have puppy linux that boot in the CD but cannot mount the drive (Swap or data), i do not know any puppy command to check but i suspect that my hard drive is dead; how i can get a confirmation from the bios or puppy ?? Is there any chance to retrieve some data in the hard drive ?
Thanks for your help,
regards
loic

Question information

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Status:: Solved

For:: Ubuntu Edit question

Assignee:: No assignee Edit question

Solved by:: PeterPall

Solved:: 2010-10-17

Last query:: 2010-10-17

Last reply:: 2010-10-11

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PeterPall (peterpall) said on 2010-10-11:

You can try a

sudo fsck /dev/(whatever the device node of your hard disk is)

This might be able to repair the filesystem if the data is broken - but the hardware isn't.

or you can try a

sudo cat /dev/(whatever the device node of your hard disk is)

that will output the contents of the hard disk the disk is not completely broken.
The output won't make much sense since the contents of the disk is not made for to be read in a terminal. But if you get any output this should be a good sign.

Also with smartmontools installed you can do a

smartctl -t long /dev/(name of the hard disk)

which triggers a self-test of this disk, and a few minutes/hours later a

smartctl -a /dev/(name of the hard disk)
will print out everything the hard disk knows about itselves.

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laplanche (laplanche-loic) said on 2010-10-11:

Hi Peter
thanks for your answer; i will try the smartmountools; But this is what i
get so far :

When i boot ubuntu, here is the message after the grub reveovery mode page :
" one or more of the mount listed in /etc/fslub/ cannot yet be mounted :
/home : waiting for UUID = 67d51bb0-516b-4190-ba87-7982d4b123a2"

When i do sudo fsck /dev/sda 1
"sda1 mounted / WARNING !!! Running e2fsck on a mounted filesystem may cause
severe filesystem damage"
freeze

sudo fsck /dev/sda3 : "clean + space allocated and space free

sudo fsck /dev/sda2 "fsck;swap not found : error while executung fsck.swap
for dev/sda2

sudo fsck /dev/sda "fsck.ext2 : device or ressource busy while trying to
open /dev/sda filesystem mounted or opened exclusively by another program

Sudo cat /dev/ give ,e a lot of output contents meaning that is a good sign;
Come back to you tomorrow;

thanks

PS : i have few limited experience with linux code as it was very robust
until now and did not need to do a lot of direct command except for printer
and webcam config;

2010/10/12 PeterPall <email address hidden>

> Your question #128896 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/128896
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> PeterPall proposed the following answer:
> You can try a
>
> sudo fsck /dev/(whatever the device node of your hard disk is)
>
> This might be able to repair the filesystem if the data is broken - but
> the hardware isn't.
>
> or you can try a
>
> sudo cat /dev/(whatever the device node of your hard disk is)
>
> that will output the contents of the hard disk the disk is not completely
> broken.
> The output won't make much sense since the contents of the disk is not made
> for to be read in a terminal. But if you get any output this should be a
> good sign.
>
> Also with smartmontools installed you can do a
>
> smartctl -t long /dev/(name of the hard disk)
>
> which triggers a self-test of this disk, and a few minutes/hours later a
>
> smartctl -a /dev/(name of the hard disk)
> will print out everything the hard disk knows about itselves.
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> know that it is solved:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/128896/+confirm?answer_id=0
>
> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
> following page to enter your feedback:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/128896
>
> You received this question notification because you are a direct
> subscriber of the question.
>

Hi Peter
thanks for your answer; i will try the smartmountools; But this is what i
get so far :

When i do sudo fsck /dev/sda 1
"sda1 mounted / WARNING !!! Running e2fsck on a mounted filesystem may cause
severe filesystem damage"
freeze

sudo fsck /dev/sda3 : "clean + space allocated and space free

sudo fsck /dev/sda2 "fsck;swap not found : error while executung fsck.swap
for dev/sda2

sudo fsck /dev/sda "fsck.ext2 : device or ressource busy while trying to
open /dev/sda  filesystem mounted or opened exclusively by another program

Sudo cat /dev/ give ,e a lot of output contents meaning that is a good sign;
Come back to you tomorrow;

thanks

PS : i have few limited experience with linux code as it was very robust
until now and did not need to do a lot of direct command except for printer
and webcam config;

2010/10/12 PeterPall <question128896@answers.launchpad.net>

> Your question #128896 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/128896
>
>     Status: Open => Answered
>
> PeterPall proposed the following answer:
> You can try a
>
> sudo fsck /dev/(whatever the device node of your hard disk is)
>
> This might be able to repair the filesystem if the data is broken - but
> the hardware isn't.
>
> or you can try a
>
> sudo cat /dev/(whatever the device node of your hard disk is)
>
> that will output the contents of the hard disk the disk is not completely
> broken.
> The output won't make much sense since the contents of the disk is not made
> for to be read in a terminal. But if you get any output this should be a
> good sign.
>
> Also with smartmontools installed you can do a
>
> smartctl -t long /dev/(name of the hard disk)
>
> which triggers a self-test of this disk, and a few minutes/hours later a
>
> smartctl -a  /dev/(name of the hard disk)
> will print out everything the hard disk knows about itselves.
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> know that it is solved:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/128896/+confirm?answer_id=0
>
> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
> following page to enter your feedback:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/128896
>
> You received this question notification because you are a direct
> subscriber of the question.
>

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laplanche (laplanche-loic) said on 2010-10-16:

Hi
My issue is not solved

Cannot install the package smartmontools, hence cannot run the command
whatever i try, i still get the message :

"one or more of the mounts listed in /etc/fslab/ cannot yet be mounted /home
: waiting for UUID = 67d51bb0-516b-4190-ba87-7982d4b123a2"
>
>
How can i retreive some data ?

thanks

2010/10/11 Loic Laplanche <email address hidden>

> Hi Peter
> thanks for your answer; i will try the smartmountools; But this is what i
> get so far :
>
> When i boot ubuntu, here is the message after the grub reveovery mode page
> :
> " one or more of the mount listed in /etc/fslub/ cannot yet be mounted :
> /home : waiting for UUID = 67d51bb0-516b-4190-ba87-7982d4b123a2"
>
> When i do sudo fsck /dev/sda 1
> "sda1 mounted / WARNING !!! Running e2fsck on a mounted filesystem may
> cause severe filesystem damage"
> freeze
>
> sudo fsck /dev/sda3 : "clean + space allocated and space free
>
> sudo fsck /dev/sda2 "fsck;swap not found : error while executung fsck.swap
> for dev/sda2
>
> sudo fsck /dev/sda "fsck.ext2 : device or ressource busy while trying to
> open /dev/sda filesystem mounted or opened exclusively by another program
>
> Sudo cat /dev/ give ,e a lot of output contents meaning that is a good
> sign; Come back to you tomorrow;
>
> thanks
>
> PS : i have few limited experience with linux code as it was very robust
> until now and did not need to do a lot of direct command except for printer
> and webcam config;
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 2010/10/12 PeterPall <email address hidden>
>
> Your question #128896 on Ubuntu changed:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/128896
>>
>> Status: Open => Answered
>>
>> PeterPall proposed the following answer:
>> You can try a
>>
>> sudo fsck /dev/(whatever the device node of your hard disk is)
>>
>> This might be able to repair the filesystem if the data is broken - but
>> the hardware isn't.
>>
>> or you can try a
>>
>> sudo cat /dev/(whatever the device node of your hard disk is)
>>
>> that will output the contents of the hard disk the disk is not completely
>> broken.
>> The output won't make much sense since the contents of the disk is not
>> made for to be read in a terminal. But if you get any output this should be
>> a good sign.
>>
>> Also with smartmontools installed you can do a
>>
>> smartctl -t long /dev/(name of the hard disk)
>>
>> which triggers a self-test of this disk, and a few minutes/hours later a
>>
>> smartctl -a /dev/(name of the hard disk)
>> will print out everything the hard disk knows about itselves.
>>
>> --
>> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
>> know that it is solved:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/128896/+confirm?answer_id=0
>>
>> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
>> following page to enter your feedback:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/128896
>>
>> You received this question notification because you are a direct
>> subscriber of the question.
>>
>
>

Hi
My issue is not solved

Cannot install the package smartmontools, hence cannot run the command
whatever i try, i still get the message :

"one or more of the mounts listed in /etc/fslab/ cannot yet be mounted /home
: waiting for UUID = 67d51bb0-516b-4190-ba87-7982d4b123a2"
>
>
How can i retreive some data ?

thanks

2010/10/11 Loic Laplanche <laplanche.loic@gmail.com>

> Hi Peter
> thanks for your answer; i will try the smartmountools; But this is what i
> get so far :
>
> When i boot ubuntu, here is the message after the grub reveovery mode page
> :
> " one or more of the mount listed in /etc/fslub/ cannot yet be mounted :
> /home : waiting for UUID = 67d51bb0-516b-4190-ba87-7982d4b123a2"
>
> When i do sudo fsck /dev/sda 1
> "sda1 mounted / WARNING !!! Running e2fsck on a mounted filesystem may
> cause severe filesystem damage"
> freeze
>
> sudo fsck /dev/sda3 : "clean + space allocated and space free
>
> sudo fsck /dev/sda2 "fsck;swap not found : error while executung fsck.swap
> for dev/sda2
>
> sudo fsck /dev/sda "fsck.ext2 : device or ressource busy while trying to
> open /dev/sda  filesystem mounted or opened exclusively by another program
>
> Sudo cat /dev/ give ,e a lot of output contents meaning that is a good
> sign; Come back to you tomorrow;
>
> thanks
>
> PS : i have few limited experience with linux code as it was very robust
> until now and did not need to do a lot of direct command except for printer
> and webcam config;
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 2010/10/12 PeterPall <question128896@answers.launchpad.net>
>
> Your question #128896 on Ubuntu changed:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/128896
>>
>>     Status: Open => Answered
>>
>> PeterPall proposed the following answer:
>> You can try a
>>
>> sudo fsck /dev/(whatever the device node of your hard disk is)
>>
>> This might be able to repair the filesystem if the data is broken - but
>> the hardware isn't.
>>
>> or you can try a
>>
>> sudo cat /dev/(whatever the device node of your hard disk is)
>>
>> that will output the contents of the hard disk the disk is not completely
>> broken.
>> The output won't make much sense since the contents of the disk is not
>> made for to be read in a terminal. But if you get any output this should be
>> a good sign.
>>
>> Also with smartmontools installed you can do a
>>
>> smartctl -t long /dev/(name of the hard disk)
>>
>> which triggers a self-test of this disk, and a few minutes/hours later a
>>
>> smartctl -a  /dev/(name of the hard disk)
>> will print out everything the hard disk knows about itselves.
>>
>> --
>> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
>> know that it is solved:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/128896/+confirm?answer_id=0
>>
>> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
>> following page to enter your feedback:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/128896
>>
>> You received this question notification because you are a direct
>> subscriber of the question.
>>
>
>

Revision history for this message

laplanche (laplanche-loic) said on 2010-10-17:

Finally
Hi get Smartmontool using live CD ubuntu 9.04. Hard drive seem to be OK, but
always the same message in the recovery mode
"one or more of the mounts listed in /etc/fslab/ cannot yet be mounted /home
: waiting for UUID = 67d51bb0-516b-4190-ba87-
7982d4b123a2"

Still impossible to mount sda3 in puppy and to access my data;

SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED
WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
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Always - 0
  3 Spin_Up_Time 0x0007 078 078 011 Pre-fail
Always - 7470
  4 Start_Stop_Count 0x0032 099 099 000 Old_age
Always - 901
  5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 100 100 010 Pre-fail
Always - 0
  7 Seek_Error_Rate 0x000f 253 253 051 Pre-fail
Always - 0
  8 Seek_Time_Performance 0x0025 100 100 015 Pre-fail
Offline - 10635
  9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age
Always - 2136
10 Spin_Retry_Count 0x0033 100 100 051 Pre-fail
Always - 0
11 Calibration_Retry_Count 0x0012 100 100 000 Old_age
Always - 0
12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 099 099 000 Old_age
Always - 901
13 Read_Soft_Error_Rate 0x000e 100 100 000 Old_age
Always - 0
183 Unknown_Attribute 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age
Always - 0
184 Unknown_Attribute 0x0033 100 100 000 Pre-fail
Always - 0
187 Reported_Uncorrect 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age
Always - 0
188 Unknown_Attribute 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age
Always - 0
190 Airflow_Temperature_Cel 0x0022 075 073 000 Old_age
Always - 25 (Lifetime Min/Max 15/27)
194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0022 075 072 000 Old_age
Always - 25 (Lifetime Min/Max 15/28)
195 Hardware_ECC_Recovered 0x001a 100 100 000 Old_age
Always - 90943
196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age
Always - 0
197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0012 100 100 000 Old_age
Always - 0
198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0030 100 100 000 Old_age
Offline - 0
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x003e 100 100 000 Old_age
Always - 0
200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate 0x000a 100 100 000 Old_age
Always - 0
201 Soft_Read_Error_Rate 0x000a 100 100 000 Old_age
Always - 0

SMART Error Log Version: 1
No Errors Logged

SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
Num Test_Description Status Remaining LifeTime(hours)
LBA_of_first_error
# 1 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 2130
-

SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1
SPAN MIN_LBA MAX_LBA CURRENT_TEST_STATUS
    1 0 0 Not_testing
    2 0 0 Not_testing
    3 0 0 Not_testing
    4 0 0 Not_testing
    5 0 0 Not_testing
Selective self-test flags (0x0):
  After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk.
If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay.

2010/10/16 laplanche <email address hidden>

> Your question #128896 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/128896
>
> You gave more information on the question:
> Hi
> My issue is not solved
>
> Cannot install the package smartmontools, hence cannot run the command
> whatever i try, i still get the message :
>
> "one or more of the mounts listed in /etc/fslab/ cannot yet be mounted
> /home
> : waiting for UUID = 67d51bb0-516b-4190-ba87-7982d4b123a2"
> >
> >
> How can i retreive some data ?
>
> thanks
>
>
> 2010/10/11 Loic Laplanche <email address hidden>
>
> > Hi Peter
> > thanks for your answer; i will try the smartmountools; But this is what i
> > get so far :
> >
> > When i boot ubuntu, here is the message after the grub reveovery mode
> page
> > :
> > " one or more of the mount listed in /etc/fslub/ cannot yet be mounted :
> > /home : waiting for UUID = 67d51bb0-516b-4190-ba87-7982d4b123a2"
> >
> > When i do sudo fsck /dev/sda 1
> > "sda1 mounted / WARNING !!! Running e2fsck on a mounted filesystem may
> > cause severe filesystem damage"
> > freeze
> >
> > sudo fsck /dev/sda3 : "clean + space allocated and space free
> >
> > sudo fsck /dev/sda2 "fsck;swap not found : error while executung
> fsck.swap
> > for dev/sda2
> >
> > sudo fsck /dev/sda "fsck.ext2 : device or ressource busy while trying to
> > open /dev/sda filesystem mounted or opened exclusively by another
> program
> >
> > Sudo cat /dev/ give ,e a lot of output contents meaning that is a good
> > sign; Come back to you tomorrow;
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > PS : i have few limited experience with linux code as it was very robust
> > until now and did not need to do a lot of direct command except for
> printer
> > and webcam config;
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 2010/10/12 PeterPall <email address hidden>
> >
> > Your question #128896 on Ubuntu changed:
> >> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/128896
> >>
> >> Status: Open => Answered
> >>
> >> PeterPall proposed the following answer:
> >> You can try a
> >>
> >> sudo fsck /dev/(whatever the device node of your hard disk is)
> >>
> >> This might be able to repair the filesystem if the data is broken - but
> >> the hardware isn't.
> >>
> >> or you can try a
> >>
> >> sudo cat /dev/(whatever the device node of your hard disk is)
> >>
> >> that will output the contents of the hard disk the disk is not
> completely
> >> broken.
> >> The output won't make much sense since the contents of the disk is not
> >> made for to be read in a terminal. But if you get any output this should
> be
> >> a good sign.
> >>
> >> Also with smartmontools installed you can do a
> >>
> >> smartctl -t long /dev/(name of the hard disk)
> >>
> >> which triggers a self-test of this disk, and a few minutes/hours later a
> >>
> >> smartctl -a /dev/(name of the hard disk)
> >> will print out everything the hard disk knows about itselves.
> >>
> >> --
> >> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> >> know that it is solved:
> >>
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/128896/+confirm?answer_id=0
> >>
> >> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
> >> following page to enter your feedback:
> >> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/128896
> >>
> >> You received this question notification because you are a direct
> >> subscriber of the question.
> >>
> >
> >
>
> --
> You received this question notification because you are a direct
> subscriber of the question.
>

Still impossible to mount sda3 in puppy and to access my data;

SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME          FLAG     VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE      UPDATED
WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
  1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate     0x000f   100   100   051    Pre-fail
Always       -       0
  3 Spin_Up_Time            0x0007   078   078   011    Pre-fail
Always       -       7470
  4 Start_Stop_Count        0x0032   099   099   000    Old_age
Always       -       901
  5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct   0x0033   100   100   010    Pre-fail
Always       -       0
  7 Seek_Error_Rate         0x000f   253   253   051    Pre-fail
Always       -       0
  8 Seek_Time_Performance   0x0025   100   100   015    Pre-fail
Offline      -       10635
  9 Power_On_Hours          0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age
Always       -       2136
 10 Spin_Retry_Count        0x0033   100   100   051    Pre-fail
Always       -       0
 11 Calibration_Retry_Count 0x0012   100   100   000    Old_age
Always       -       0
 12 Power_Cycle_Count       0x0032   099   099   000    Old_age
Always       -       901
 13 Read_Soft_Error_Rate    0x000e   100   100   000    Old_age
Always       -       0
183 Unknown_Attribute       0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age
Always       -       0
184 Unknown_Attribute       0x0033   100   100   000    Pre-fail
Always       -       0
187 Reported_Uncorrect      0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age
Always       -       0
188 Unknown_Attribute       0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age
Always       -       0
190 Airflow_Temperature_Cel 0x0022   075   073   000    Old_age
Always       -       25 (Lifetime Min/Max 15/27)
194 Temperature_Celsius     0x0022   075   072   000    Old_age
Always       -       25 (Lifetime Min/Max 15/28)
195 Hardware_ECC_Recovered  0x001a   100   100   000    Old_age
Always       -       90943
196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age
Always       -       0
197 Current_Pending_Sector  0x0012   100   100   000    Old_age
Always       -       0
198 Offline_Uncorrectable   0x0030   100   100   000    Old_age
Offline      -       0
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count    0x003e   100   100   000    Old_age
Always       -       0
200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate   0x000a   100   100   000    Old_age
Always       -       0
201 Soft_Read_Error_Rate    0x000a   100   100   000    Old_age
Always       -       0

SMART Error Log Version: 1
No Errors Logged

SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
Num  Test_Description    Status                  Remaining  LifeTime(hours)
LBA_of_first_error
# 1  Extended offline    Completed without error       00%      2130
-

SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1
 SPAN  MIN_LBA  MAX_LBA  CURRENT_TEST_STATUS
    1        0        0  Not_testing
    2        0        0  Not_testing
    3        0        0  Not_testing
    4        0        0  Not_testing
    5        0        0  Not_testing
Selective self-test flags (0x0):
  After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk.
If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay.

2010/10/16 laplanche <question128896@answers.launchpad.net>

> Your question #128896 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/128896
>
> You gave more information on the question:
> Hi
> My issue is not solved
>
> Cannot install the package smartmontools, hence cannot run the command
> whatever i try, i still get the message :
>
> "one or more of the mounts listed in /etc/fslab/ cannot yet be mounted
> /home
> : waiting for UUID = 67d51bb0-516b-4190-ba87-7982d4b123a2"
> >
> >
> How can i retreive some data ?
>
> thanks
>
>
> 2010/10/11 Loic Laplanche <laplanche.loic@gmail.com>
>
> > Hi Peter
> > thanks for your answer; i will try the smartmountools; But this is what i
> > get so far :
> >
> > When i boot ubuntu, here is the message after the grub reveovery mode
> page
> > :
> > " one or more of the mount listed in /etc/fslub/ cannot yet be mounted :
> > /home : waiting for UUID = 67d51bb0-516b-4190-ba87-7982d4b123a2"
> >
> > When i do sudo fsck /dev/sda 1
> > "sda1 mounted / WARNING !!! Running e2fsck on a mounted filesystem may
> > cause severe filesystem damage"
> > freeze
> >
> > sudo fsck /dev/sda3 : "clean + space allocated and space free
> >
> > sudo fsck /dev/sda2 "fsck;swap not found : error while executung
> fsck.swap
> > for dev/sda2
> >
> > sudo fsck /dev/sda "fsck.ext2 : device or ressource busy while trying to
> > open /dev/sda  filesystem mounted or opened exclusively by another
> program
> >
> > Sudo cat /dev/ give ,e a lot of output contents meaning that is a good
> > sign; Come back to you tomorrow;
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > PS : i have few limited experience with linux code as it was very robust
> > until now and did not need to do a lot of direct command except for
> printer
> > and webcam config;
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 2010/10/12 PeterPall <question128896@answers.launchpad.net>
> >
> > Your question #128896 on Ubuntu changed:
> >> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/128896
> >>
> >>     Status: Open => Answered
> >>
> >> PeterPall proposed the following answer:
> >> You can try a
> >>
> >> sudo fsck /dev/(whatever the device node of your hard disk is)
> >>
> >> This might be able to repair the filesystem if the data is broken - but
> >> the hardware isn't.
> >>
> >> or you can try a
> >>
> >> sudo cat /dev/(whatever the device node of your hard disk is)
> >>
> >> that will output the contents of the hard disk the disk is not
> completely
> >> broken.
> >> The output won't make much sense since the contents of the disk is not
> >> made for to be read in a terminal. But if you get any output this should
> be
> >> a good sign.
> >>
> >> Also with smartmontools installed you can do a
> >>
> >> smartctl -t long /dev/(name of the hard disk)
> >>
> >> which triggers a self-test of this disk, and a few minutes/hours later a
> >>
> >> smartctl -a  /dev/(name of the hard disk)
> >> will print out everything the hard disk knows about itselves.
> >>
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laplanche (laplanche-loic) said on 2010-10-17:

Thanks PeterPall, that solved my question.

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