Login or Register to Ask a Question and Join Our Community


Emergency UNIX and Linux Support

Unbootable solaris 10 x86

Login to Discuss or Reply to this Discussion in Our Community

 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Homework and Emergencies Emergency UNIX and Linux Support Unbootable solaris 10 x86
# 22  
Old 11-27-2010
@DukeNuke2

I ran fdisk
Code:
#fdisk /dev/rdsk/c0d0p0

here is the output of it
Code:
             Total disk size is 9729 cylinders
             Cylinder size is 16065 (512 byte) blocks
                                         Cylinders
    Partition   Status    Type      Start   End   Length    %
    =========   ======    ========  =====   ===   ======   ===
	    1                 EXT LBA     1     329   329       3  
SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
     
  1. Create a partition
  2. Specify the active partition
  3. Delete a partition
  4. Change between Solaris and Solaris2 Partition IDs
  5. Exit (update disk configuration and exit)
  6. Cancel (exit without updating disk configuration)
Enter Selection: 6

#


@achenle

I believe the disk is healthy , if you have any further checks please give it to me
Last edited by h@foorsa.biz; 11-27-2010 at 01:27 PM..
# 23  
Old 11-27-2010
this is bad news... i don't know if you can rescue your solaris installation... if the fdisk information is missing, solaris can't work with the disk. so i hope you have a backup of your data!
# 24  
Old 11-27-2010
@DukeNuke2
No i don't have any backups at all , is there any way to recover the data
# 25  
Old 11-27-2010
so this is really bad news... i don't know if you can create the fdisk partition new and access the data which should be still on the disk. i've never done something like that before. maybe one of the other guys has ideas about that.
if not, your data is lost and you need a new installation and maybe a new disk because the old might be the bad part in this...
This User Gave Thanks to DukeNuke2 For This Post:
h@foorsa.biz
# 26  
Old 11-27-2010
@DukeNuke2
Thanks for your efforts
i don't care for the disk the data is the most precious i'm looking for any suggestions from the guys out there

@achenle
i tried to dd c0d0p0 and c0d0p1
Code:
#dd if=/dev/rdsk/c0d0p0 of=/dev/null bs=1024k
^C11553+0 records in
11553+0 records out

slices 2,3,4,5,6,7, don't work

---------- Post updated at 03:43 AM ---------- Previous update was at 12:16 AM ----------

does anybody knows any software for solaris x86 partition recovery capable commercial or open source
Last edited by h@foorsa.biz; 11-28-2010 at 08:04 AM..
# 27  
Old 11-27-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by h@foorsa.biz
@achenle
i tried to dd c0d0p0 and c0d0p1
Code:
#dd if=/dev/rdsk/c0d0p0 of=/dev/rdsk/c0d0p1 bs=1024k
^C11553+0 records in
C11553+0 records out

slices 2,3,4,5,6,7, don't work
!!!!
There was some hope for you to recover your data before but I'm afraid you somewhat compromise them with such a questionable command.
You overwrote the first partition by the full disk first 11 MB.
Achenle suggested you to output the dd command to /dev/null. That was to check if the disk was readable. He never suggested to output anything to the disk itself, which is something you should never do when trying to recover data.
# 28  
Old 11-27-2010
In my opinion your best bet now is a data recovery service. As you probably know data recovery can be very expensive. jilliagre, your math is off, 11553 records * 1024k = 11GB rather than 11MB.

Its too bad you have to learn the hard way how important backups are. Having important data with no backup is like owning a home with no insurance. You will rarely file an insurance claim, but you don't want to be the person whose house burned and has no insurance.
Last edited by ilikecows; 11-27-2010 at 11:12 PM..
Login or Register to Ask a Question

Previous Thread | Next Thread

10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting

1. HP-UX

Recovering files from unbootable disk in HPUX 9

First of all, forgive me if I come off as naive. Normally I'm doing day-to-day management of a Server 2008 network, so HP-UX isn't exactly my forte. We have several HP 715/100 machines running UX 9.x, and recently one of them stopped being able to boot. In the boot menu the disk shows up with... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: GoldnPantaloons
3 Replies

2. Solaris

Solaris: clnt_create fails on solaris x86

Hi, I am facing an issue with Solaris x86 machine Machine Details: uname -a SunOS sol10-64 5.10 Generic_137138-09 i86pc i386 i86pc .............................. Description: I am trying to register a programm with proramm ID 300760 with version number 1, and tryint to create a... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: DivakarAdari
0 Replies

3. Solaris

System Unbootable - /usr not mounted

Hi admins, I'm having some issues with a Solaris 10 machine. I just rebooted the box after at least 2 years running smooth and now the OS is not comming up. This is what I see in the console (if I press Ctrl^D it loops again): Root password for system maintenance (control-d to bypass): ... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: verdepollo
3 Replies

4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Running Solaris Sparc Apps on X86 Solaris

I know that Sun make s a version of Solaris for Sparc platforms and also an x86 (Intel/AMD) release of Solaris. Can an application that runs on Solaris/Sparc also run on a PC running the x86 release of Solaris? Would a different release be required or any re-compling of the application? jim (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: stocksj
1 Replies

5. Solaris

Solaris x86 on D<LL (OK I said it)

OK, I have a DELL Poweredge 2850 fresh out of the box sitting here. I'm thinking of putting Solaris 9 x86 on it. Has anyone ever attempted this before, do you think it will work? I dont want to get into something that is just going to be a enormus waste of time, so I am wondering if anyone... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: BG_JrAdmin
1 Replies

6. Solaris

Solaris 10 X86

Ok here goes, this MCSE is now fed up with MS, they are telling me that my Legal XP has a s/num they didnt issue. After countless emails I am P with them and am loooking for a new OS. Tried Linux, got it working but seems too flaky for me. Have installed Solaris 10 X86 (on a temp pc AMD Athlon... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: mickie
1 Replies

7. Solaris

Installing Solaris 8 (x86) on PC

Hi, I have installed Solaris 8 on a PC, but I can not get the 2nd CD to install. I can log in to CDE desktop, by the way, is just black and white. I can mount the 2nd install CD, and double-click on the installer, but it does not install. Someting displays in the console and then it disappears... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: annointed3
1 Replies

8. Solaris

solaris on x86

hi, need help! i've installed solaris 9 on my x86 box...problems with kdmconfig. here what i have: 1- Dell 17" Flat monitor ( 31kHz-80kHz horizontal and 56 Hz-76Hz Vertical) 2- Matrox Millenium G550 card what choices do i have to made? best regards thank you in advance (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: hmaiida
1 Replies

9. Solaris

How to install Solaris 9 on X86

HI All, I have three solaris disks: disk 1 & 2 and "image" disk. However, no instructions for installation on x86 came with them. (I downloaded from SUN.) I've searched far and wide on the net trying to find instructions for installing Solaris on my PII 500 mhz intel machine, but have... (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: JaredsNew
7 Replies

10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Solaris 8 x86

Hi There, I search a lot across the board but didn't find answer... first of all... I installed the Companion CD. So Kde is supposed to work... I ran the script to have it in my login screen, and it's there... but when I enter it, it only kicks me to the login screen once... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: Erythro73
1 Replies
Login or Register to Ask a Question