Fabian Cenedese schrieb: >> I'm sorry, I forgot to say that it's under Windows XP. When I entered in >> this work, they had already installed Mantis, but I don't remember the >> version. I've gone updating it with the time. >> The hard disk of that server is failing ultimately, I want make backup of >> mantis database, for formatting it and install Windows 2003 Server, but when >> I try make backup, the server crashes with a blue screen (machine check >> exception). I can't loose this data ... >> I've thought in copying mantis dir of data dir of Mysql installation dir in >> my laptop (I have mysql installed too), but when I try make backup with >> mysqldump, it fails. I don't know if it's possible ... >> I'm sorry again for my bad english ;-) And thanks for replying Glenn! > > Maybe your disk is really going bad and you may have more success by > using a tool that can copy files without caring about bad sectors and > such. Maybe you can also create an image of the whole disk and try > to rescue the needed data from the image. > And if the disk is really bad then formatting it doesn't help. You should > buy a new one. Try to read the SMART status of the HD. > > bye Fabi
Hi, unfortunately I'm not a SQL-geek, but maybe you can copy the sql-data-dir directly (when nobody is logged in mantis) to your laptop without a sql dump - just using the copy and paste function. If this doesn't work, I also would say that another way is to make an image of the machine and restore it on a complete new hard drive. Forget the old one. Third possibility (if you are familiar with sql) is to set up a sql-slave server to synchronize the database on a second system and then safely kick the first machine. Good look, Ivan PS: Have you checked the RAM-memory of the machine? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ mantisbt-help mailing list mantisbt-help@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mantisbt-help
