Re: [RESOLVED] Re: Recovering Journal...

2011-12-20 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Mon, 2011-12-19 at 21:35 -0800, Linda McLeod wrote: > The people running this blog knew how I write before they cordially > invited me into this thread. Sorry for shouting, but THIS IS NOT A BLOG!!! And what do you mean "the people who invited you"? If some random list user invited you, they ha

Re: [RESOLVED] Re: Recovering Journal...

2011-12-19 Thread Paul Allen Newell
On 12/19/2011 9:49 PM, Joe Zeff wrote: On 12/19/2011 09:35 PM, Linda McLeod wrote: The people running this blog knew how I write before they cordially invited me into this thread.. In case you haven't noticed, Linda, this isn't a blog, it's a mailing list devoted to the support of Fedora Linu

Re: [RESOLVED] Re: Recovering Journal...

2011-12-19 Thread Joe Zeff
On 12/19/2011 09:35 PM, Linda McLeod wrote: The people running this blog knew how I write before they cordially invited me into this thread.. In case you haven't noticed, Linda, this isn't a blog, it's a mailing list devoted to the support of Fedora Linux. -- users mailing list users@lists.fe

Re: [RESOLVED] Re: Recovering Journal...

2011-12-19 Thread Ed Greshko
On 12/20/2011 01:35 PM, Linda McLeod wrote: > P.S.: Did the OP try freezing the hd in a baggie..? Did it work to get > the thing operative..? The OP, me, is tired of this thread. The disk didn't contain any valuable data and has been turned in for a replacement. So, we're done. -- A common m

Re: [RESOLVED] Re: Recovering Journal...

2011-12-19 Thread Linda McLeod
Re: [RESOLVED] Re: Recovering Journal - How Long? From: "Patrick O'Callaghan" [Add] To: users@lists.fedoraproject.org Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:08 PM (8 hours 38 minutes ago) Show message - Delete attached message - Save copy of attached message Show full

Re: [RESOLVED] Re: Recovering Journal - How Long?

2011-12-19 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Mon, 2011-12-19 at 08:16 -0800, Linda McLeod wrote: > Re: [RESOLVED] Re: Recovering Journal - How Long? > > From: > "Ed Greshko" [Add] > To: > "Community support for Fedora users" > > > Re: "A common mistake that people make wh

Re: [RESOLVED] Re: Recovering Journal - How Long?

2011-12-19 Thread Linda McLeod
Re: [RESOLVED] Re: Recovering Journal - How Long? From: "Ed Greshko" [Add] To: "Community support for Fedora users" Re: "A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof was to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fool

Re: [RESOLVED] Re: Recovering Journal - How Long?

2011-12-19 Thread Richard Hughes
On 19 December 2011 00:46, Tom Horsley wrote: > Actually, I've seen a desperation move work: Put the drive > in the freezer for a few hours - it just might work long > enough while at low temperature to get some critical files > off it (this has really worked at least once or twice > that I know o

Re: [RESOLVED] Re: Recovering Journal - How Long?

2011-12-18 Thread Tom Horsley
On Sun, 18 Dec 2011 14:45:18 -0800 Daniel B. Thurman wrote: > The key here is, dead chickens/popes cannot breathe > life into the drive because it (chicken/pope) is dead, > but don't take my word for it, do your own homework > and at your own risk. Actually, I've seen a desperation move work: Put

Re: [RESOLVED] Re: Recovering Journal - How Long?

2011-12-18 Thread Daniel B. Thurman
On 12/18/2011 01:02 PM, Joe Zeff wrote: > On 12/18/2011 12:37 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: >> As for singing frarajoka backwards, our ceremony usually included >> swinging a dead chicken. > > People wonder why we wave dead chickens over equipment when it doesn't > work. My explanation is that we do it be

Re: [RESOLVED] Re: Recovering Journal - How Long?

2011-12-18 Thread Joe Zeff
On 12/18/2011 12:37 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: As for singing frarajoka backwards, our ceremony usually included swinging a dead chicken. People wonder why we wave dead chickens over equipment when it doesn't work. My explanation is that we do it because once in a great while, it works, and it do

Re: [RESOLVED] Re: Recovering Journal - How Long?

2011-12-18 Thread Ed Greshko
On 12/19/2011 04:14 AM, Linda McLeod wrote: > If hd is toast.. it can't hurt to tap it hard a few times, in the right > ways... > > You can lightly tap it while it's trying to boot..? > > Off the top.. Why not install the hd upside-down, and try it..? > > Or freeze it with freeze spray, but not so

Re: [RESOLVED] Re: Recovering Journal - How Long?

2011-12-18 Thread Joe Zeff
On 12/18/2011 12:14 PM, Linda McLeod wrote: Recite a hard-drive repair-prayer to one of your pretend gods..? Or, for that matter, a prayer to a real god might work. Unless, of course, you pick one who doesn't do major favors for J. Random Believer because he/she/it expects you to solve your

[RESOLVED] Re: Recovering Journal - How Long?

2011-12-18 Thread Linda McLeod
If hd is toast.. it can't hurt to tap it hard a few times, in the right ways... You can lightly tap it while it's trying to boot..? Off the top.. Why not install the hd upside-down, and try it..? Or freeze it with freeze spray, but not so much so as to cause snow and ice to form on cct brds..?

[RESOLVED] Re: Recovering Journal - How Long?

2011-12-17 Thread Ed Greshko
Ed Greshko wrote: > > Well, it is F4. Nothing being outputted :-( > > top does show fsck.ext4 "running". Without fsck running it shows 99% > idle and 0%wait. Running it does show a wait of 25% most of the > timeso maybe it is doing something. I guess I'll let it go for a > few hours be