On 10 Oct 2010, at 04:58, Fatih Tümen wrote: > ... >> I'm not using the dreaded 'hardware' word yet, though I'm suspicious. >> > If you heard the noise coming from the drive when plugged in you be > more than suspicious I think.
So what's the problem? Bin or warranty the drive - you already told us, I think, there's no important data on there. Messages like this: Oct 9 20:38:20 elsewhere kernel: [265637.556281] EXT3-fs error (device sda2): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block - inode=24579, block=99331 Oct 9 20:38:20 elsewhere kernel: [265637.558352] end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 1156680 Oct 9 20:38:20 elsewhere kernel: [265637.558363] Buffer I/O error on device sda2, logical block 0 Oct 9 20:38:20 elsewhere kernel: [265637.558370] lost page write due to I/O error on sda2 Oct 9 20:39:25 elsewhere kernel: [265702.325464] end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 1166992 most likely indicate physical failure of the drive. If it's making noises then it *definitely* means the bearings have gone, guv. If you need to get data off this disk then we can advise (but search the archives for GNU dd_rescue, or just read its manual) but apart from that there's nothing we can do for this drive. Stroller.
