Comments on: Linux sysadmin: a short RAID trouble-shooting story http://blog.nkadesign.com/2008/linux-sysadmin-a-short-troubleshooting-story/ Just another programming weblog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:31:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Renaud http://blog.nkadesign.com/2008/linux-sysadmin-a-short-troubleshooting-story/#comment-9413 Renaud Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:29:50 +0000 http://blog.nkadesign.com/?p=86#comment-9413 <p>@RobNY: if you just follow the instructions in the article you should have no problem recovering your data (as long as it's not a physical failure of the drive or the data is irremediably corrupted of course).</p> <p>Just do something like:</p> <p><code>mdadm --assemble /dev/md10 /dev/sdb4 --run</code></p> <p>Then, if it worked, assuming you have a <code>/mnt</code> folder:</p> <p><code>mount /dev/md10 /mnt</code></p> <p>Now your data should be accessible from <code>/mnt</code>.</p> @RobNY: if you just follow the instructions in the article you should have no problem recovering your data (as long as it’s not a physical failure of the drive or the data is irremediably corrupted of course).

Just do something like:

mdadm --assemble /dev/md10 /dev/sdb4 --run

Then, if it worked, assuming you have a /mnt folder:

mount /dev/md10 /mnt

Now your data should be accessible from /mnt.

]]> By: RobNY http://blog.nkadesign.com/2008/linux-sysadmin-a-short-troubleshooting-story/#comment-9411 RobNY Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:54:02 +0000 http://blog.nkadesign.com/?p=86#comment-9411 <p>Hi how are you doing?<br /> I manage to find this article about you trying to connect your MyBook 1GB! You mau be able to help me.</p> <p>The 500 GB WD mybook stopped working, so after removing it from the enclosure and using a USB adaptor, Ubuntu won't automount it.<br /> <em>all of my files are in /dev/sdb4</em></p> <p>Here's what I see using <code>fdisk -l</code></p> <p><code> Disk /dev/sdb: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00007c00 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 4 369 2939895 fd Linux raid autodetect /dev/sdb2 370 382 104422+ fd Linux raid autodetect /dev/sdb3 383 505 987997+ fd Linux raid autodetect /dev/sdb4 506 60801 484327620 fd Linux raid autodetect</code></p> <p>////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////PLEASE HELP</p> Hi how are you doing?
I manage to find this article about you trying to connect your MyBook 1GB! You mau be able to help me.

The 500 GB WD mybook stopped working, so after removing it from the enclosure and using a USB adaptor, Ubuntu won’t automount it.
all of my files are in /dev/sdb4

Here’s what I see using fdisk -l

  Disk /dev/sdb: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
  255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
  Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
  Disk identifier: 0x00007c00

  Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
  /dev/sdb1               4         369     2939895   fd  Linux raid autodetect
  /dev/sdb2             370         382      104422+  fd  Linux raid autodetect
  /dev/sdb3             383         505      987997+  fd  Linux raid autodetect
  /dev/sdb4             506       60801   484327620   fd  Linux raid autodetect

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////PLEASE HELP

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