Hello,
> All right let's try an experiment.
> 1) Please use your install CD to boot into single user mode.
> 2) run format and see if you see your disk
AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS
0. c0d0 <default cyl 38910 alt 2 hd 255 sec 63 >
/pci at 0,0/pci-ide at f/ide at 0/cmdk at 0,0
>3) If you see anything type it's number (0 most likely) (Let me know
> if you see more than one)
> 4) next enter 'pa' to enter the partition menu
> 5) enter 'pr' to print the current partition table
Part Tag Flag Cylinders Size Blocks
0 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
1 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
2 backup wu 0 0 - 38909 298.07Gb (38910/0/0) 625089150
3 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
4 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
5 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
6 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
7 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
8 boot wu 0 - 0 7.84Mb (1/0/0) 16065
9 alternates wm 1 - 2 15.69Mb (2/0/0) 32130
> 6) if it complains enter 'la' to write the label to the disk
> 7) type 'pr' again
It did not complain...
Nothing looks suspicious to me, maybe the boot and alternate parts which also
are on the backup. I don't know...
> Please email any errors and the outputs of the steps 2,5,6,7.
My pleasure...
Daniel
