Thread: Harddrive woes

hi guys,

new problem occurred today may result in me buying new hdd.

ssh's home server morning , presented fact cannot anything. after logging in, running command results in:

code:

-bash: /bin/su: input/output error'.

i cannot restart because of problem can't try until later.

fsck results in:

code:

fsck  fsck util-linux 2.20.1  e2fsck 1.42 (29-nov-2011)  fsck.ext4: superblock invalid, trying backup blocks...  fsck.ext4: bad magic number in super-block while trying open /dev/mapper/server-root    superblock not read or not describe correct ext2  filesystem.  if device valid , contains ext2  filesystem (and not swap or ufs or else), superblock  corrupt, , might try running e2fsck alternate superblock:      e2fsck -b 8193 <device&gt;

fdisk -l show:

code:

fdisk -l    disk /dev/sda: 250.1 gb, 250059350016 bytes  255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders, total 488397168 sectors  units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes  sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes  i/o size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes  disk identifier: 0x00087990       device boot      start         end      blocks   id  system  /dev/sda1   *        2048      499711      248832   83  linux  /dev/sda2          501758   488396799   243947521    5  extended  /dev/sda5          501760   488396799   243947520   8e  linux lvm  fdisk: unable read /dev/sdb: inappropriate ioctl device

fsck /dev/sda1 shows:

code:

fsck /dev/sda1  fsck util-linux 2.20.1  e2fsck 1.42 (29-nov-2011)  /dev/sda1 mounted.      warning!!!  filesystem mounted.   if continue ***will***  cause ***severe*** filesystem damage.      want continue<n>? no    check aborted.

i cannot open /var/log/messages because of input/output error.

can access usb external hdds.

have kind of superblock/partition corruption? there else can run more information?

nothing?

should buy new hdd , load backup onto it? or there else can try?

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