Oh, and the machine runs 5.1 or 5.2 release...
On Sun, Feb 03, 2013 at 01:13:16AM +0100, Erling Westenvik wrote:
> I have an old laptop configured with softraid encryption using a USB
> keydisk. The machine was never intended to be used for anything more
> than just testing. However, I started putting a few cvs repositories
> on it and slowly the machine became somewhat important.
>
> Today, when doing a cvs import of a little programming project on my
> web server, the ssh connection died in the middle of the transfer. I
> have not tried to restart it. This is whats on the screen right now.
>
> -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
> 3187832; cn 820 tn 230 sn 42), retrying
> wd0: transfer error, downgrading to Ultra-DMA mode 4
> wd0(pciide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 4
> wd0d: uncorrectable data error reading fsbn 6890352 of 6890352-6890479
> (wd0 bn 1 3187832; cn 820 tn 230 sn 42), retrying
> wd0d: uncorrectable data error reading fsbn 6890391 of 6890352-6890479
> (wd0 bn 1 3187871; cn 820 tn 231 sn 18), retrying
> wd0d: uncorrectable data error reading fsbn 6890391 of 6890352-6890479
> (wd0 bn 1 3187871; cn 820 tn 231 sn 18), retrying
> softraid0: i/o error on block 6890352
> -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
>
> Kind of self explaining: old machine with faulty disk! I do have backups
> but would like to have a copy of some recent commits.
>
> Switching console gives me a login prompt but after entering a user name
> and pressing enter the machine just hangs. The machine will answer to
> ping but not ssh.
>
> My question is:
>
> Do I have any options other than trying to reboot? Optionally into
> single user mode?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Erling
