Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:30:10 -0600 From: Colin Faber <cfaber@gmail.com> To: Damien Badio <securecode@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Gmirror unable to boot disks Message-ID: <4C76B2B2.5000301@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTin2KwHFvWR%2BDk7QzzHrBE3spqyNO7xxmW3hZ8pr@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTin2KwHFvWR%2BDk7QzzHrBE3spqyNO7xxmW3hZ8pr@mail.gmail.com>
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On 08/26/2010 11:05 AM, Damien Badio wrote: > Hello List, > > Sorry if this is the wrong list but I hadnt seen any others pertaining to > gmirror. I currently have freebsd 8 release installed on a amd64 system, > using 2 750GB hdd wth gmirror, setup as raid 1. I woke up this morning to a > screen full of '#'. Rebooting, I am again greeted with a scrolling screen of > '#'. I get to the freebsd boot screen, but am unable to boot using either > disk. As well i am unable to mount these disks attaching them to another > freebsd system. Is this a common experience? What other steps can i take to > recover data from the mirror? I have seemingly checked google and have been > unable to find anyone with a similar problem. Any advice? Thanks in advance! > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-amd64 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-amd64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Both disks are unmountable? Did you fsck them first? What error do you receive when trying to mount them? Also, this sounds like hardware (controller) failure to me. -cf
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