LinuxQuestions.org
Review your favorite Linux distribution.
Home Forums Tutorials Articles Register
Go Back   LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Hardware
User Name
Password
Linux - Hardware This forum is for Hardware issues.
Having trouble installing a piece of hardware? Want to know if that peripheral is compatible with Linux?

Notices


Reply
  Search this Thread
Old 04-12-2006, 03:54 PM   #1
rajeshdorai
LQ Newbie
 
Registered: Sep 2003
Posts: 20

Rep: Reputation: 0
Disk /dev/hdb doesn't contain a valid partition table


Greetings!

I have a Linux Workstation running Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (2.4.21-37.ELsmp). The system was working perfectly before until I moved it to a new place!!! Prior to the move, I had shut it down and it did so normally; I then moved it to a new location (I believe I took care not to be jerky while moving) and then plugged it in -- I initially got a "Fsck: Unexpected Inconsistency" error. I went through the recommended fsck routine and now I get the following error:

fsck.ext3: Attempt to read blcok from filesystem resulted in short read Could this bea zero-length partition?
while trying to open /dev/vg01/lv_data

[FAILED]...


I opened up the box to make sure the IDE cables to the HDDs are proper and then I rebooted the m/c. After checking a number of posts and doing various checks, these are what I found:

1. dmesg | less

...
...
hda: ST380011A, ATA DISK drive
hdb: Maxtor 6E040L0, ATA DISK drive
...
...
hda: 156250000 sectors (80000 MB) w/ 2048KiB Cache
CHS-9726/255/63, UDMA(100)
hdb: attached ide-disk driver.
hdb: host protected area => 1
hdb: 80293248 sectors (41110 MB) w/2048KiB Cache
CHS=4998/255/63, UDMA(100)
Partition check:
hda: hda1 hda2 hda3
hdb: unknown partition table
...
...
hdb: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hdb: dma_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=33160,
sector=33160
end_request: I/O error, dev 03:40 (hdb), sector 33160
hdb: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hdb: dma_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=33162
sector=33162
end_request: I/O error, dev 03:40 (hdb), sector 33162

Is there a way to recover my lost data? Any help is greatly appreciated.

Rajesh
 
Old 04-12-2006, 07:29 PM   #2
Linux.tar.gz
Senior Member
 
Registered: Dec 2003
Location: Paris
Distribution: Slackware forever.
Posts: 2,534

Rep: Reputation: 100Reputation: 100
I don't have this knowledge and i hope you'll get some help over here.
Search these forums because they are already filled with answers.
I just want to say that maxtor hd are the less reliable ever. I have another proof today. I use only seagate since 1994 and i never had any problem. Hope this opinion will save your datas in the future.
 
  


Reply



Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off



Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Disk /dev/hdb doesn't contain a valid partition table LOLobo Linux - Hardware 11 11-06-2008 01:47 AM
Not valid partition table temm Linux - Hardware 5 07-23-2008 04:28 AM
Disk /dev/hdb doesn't contain a valid partition table manudath Linux - Hardware 2 09-01-2006 02:23 PM
how to use an IDE disk after put to sleep with hdparm -Y /dev/hdb qwijibow Linux - Hardware 0 08-24-2004 01:45 PM
Warning: /dev/hdb is not on the first disk Valerie Linux - Newbie 9 07-03-2001 08:43 PM

LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Hardware

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:33 PM.

Main Menu
Advertisement
My LQ
Write for LQ
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute content, let us know.
Main Menu
Syndicate
RSS1  Latest Threads
RSS1  LQ News
Twitter: @linuxquestions
Open Source Consulting | Domain Registration