On Tue, 28 Apr 2015 22:24:50 -0700 Seeker <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On 4/28/2015 8:03 PM, German wrote: > > On Tue, 28 Apr 2015 19:06:29 -0700 > > Seeker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> On 4/28/2015 6:09 PM, German wrote: > >>> My USB drive won't mount. I tried TestDisk, but I am not sure what to do > >>> and how to procede. Are there any experts out there with TestDisk > >>> knowledge? Also, if there are, could anyone tell me what is good site to > >>> attach screenshots? Thanks > >>> > >> The testdisk web site has a pretty good sample session so you can see > >> what it should look like. > >> > >> http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Step_By_Step > >> > >> Later, Seeker > >> > > It is still confusing. Here where I got stucked. Maybe someone can chime > > in. Thanks. > > > > http://forum.cgsecurity.org/phpBB3/help-with-restoring-usb-drive-t4953.html > > Right from the beginning this sounds bad.... > > /Input/output error// > //Failed to read of MFT, mft=17625 count=1 br=-1: Input/output error// > //Inode is corrupt (5): Input/output error// > //Index root attribute missing in directory inode 5: Input/output error// > //Failed to mount '/dev/sdc1': Input/output error/ > > MFT tables are low level indexes in the NTFS file system, if they can't > be read > that's a big issue. > > The screenshot here > > http://forum.cgsecurity.org/phpBB3/help-with-restoring-usb-drive-t4953.html#p15748 > > looks like you already got the partition list and hit 'P' to see a list > of files. > You should be seeing a list of files and directories at that point, none > are visible > in the screenshot, another bad sign. As you can see, there are two directories, but how to view contents of them I have no clue. Enter, P, Right does nothing. > > Was this after a deep scan? After deep scan I got one FAT partition 32 MB in size, what is it and what it has to do with NTFS I also have no clue. > > Was the partition listed more than once, and if so did you try to view > the files in all > listings for the partition? > > If the cradle for the goflex has SATA connectors that plug into the HDD > like the one > shown here... > > http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-GoFlex-Desktop-Adapter-PCI-Express/dp/B00HWZ6OYC > > My next step, would be to plug the goflex in to the SATA power and data > cable in a > desktop system. When plugged in on USB more is done in software, the > SATA controller > on the motherboard is better able to recover from errors if there is > more going on than > just filesystem corruption. Unfortunately I don't have now any desktop computer and I am not sure if that's possible re-assamble this GoFlex drive. > > I've dealt with a few of the goflex drives and had to shave the plastic > on the SATA power > and data cable with a razor blade to get them to fit into the connectors > on the drive without > taking the enclosure apart. > > Typically at this point I would run the Gnome disk utility, and do a > full smart test on the > hard drive. If the drive already has errors recorded that the disk > utility doesn't like it may > give you an indication of this when you run it. You can also view a > list of Smart data in the > disk utility. Pending remaps and uncorrectable errors are a couple of > the more significant > things to look at. > > Sector remaps only happen on a write, so a handful of pending I would > not consider an > automatic failure, if you are getting into the neighborhood of ten or > more I would question > the reliability of the drive. > > This could be done from the command line with smartmon tools, but I'm > not familiar with > it's usage. > > If the disk physically looks good, then I would try testdisk again. > > If you can get access to the files, you want to have another drive ready > to copy the files > to or enough free space on the drive you are running from to hold the files. > As I said before, I got two directories shown. What they are and how to view the content of them I have no clue. Please enlighten me. > If you get an indication that the disk is failing, then the question of > how important the data > is to you comes into play, poking at a disk that is physically failing > could reduce the chance > of a professional data recovery service being able to recover the files. I think that physically ok. I just was installing Lubuntu to my computer and forgot to unplug this USB drive and installer probed it and done to it something nasty. > > If testdisk still doesn't show you and files and directories, then I > would try photorec. > > Photorec doesn't do well with files that are fragmented, and if it can > recognize files may give > you numbers for names, instead of the actual file names, it does have a > brute force option > that will try to piece the file chains together and match the files to > names. The brute force > option has to be enabled before doing the scan. > > http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec_Step_By_Step > > If you use the brute force option be prepared for it to take days to > analyze the partition. > > Later, Seeker > > > > Thank you for the effort explaining all that to me. Have a great day. -- German <[email protected]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
