[Gllug] Dead Reiser drive

[Anthony Newman]

Jim Bailey wrote:
> On Oct 21, 12:30, SteveC wrote:
> 
>>A friend asked me to look at his 120 gig reiser drive that wouldn't
>>mount. If I try to dd or badblocks it then I get some errors and then
>>it locks up IDE and I can't even shutdown -r now, it hangs trying to
>>sync.
>>
>>So I think it's gone to that big IDE controller in the sky, unless
>>anyone has suggestions other than paying someone in a cleanroom to do
>>some magic?
> 
> 
> depending on whats up with it, you could try putting it in the freezer
> in a zip lock bag and some moisture absorbent gel etc. to see if that
> helps.
> 

Don't forget to dance around naked, waving some old bones and muttering 
appropriate demonic incantations ;-)


Ant

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