Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From:	Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com>
To:	gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject:	Re: [gentoo-user] recovery from /var corruption?
Date:	Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:19:59
Message-Id:	`58965d8a1002261019q5fb3d481o73b2b61b895e5b5a@mail.gmail.com`
In Reply to:	Re: [gentoo-user] recovery from /var corruption? by Volker Armin Hemmann

1	On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 11:59 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann
2	<volkerarmin@××××××××××.com> wrote:
3	> protip: if you are running badblocks (or ddrescue) on a probably damaged
4	> device - attach it with an usb adapter. That way your box is still usable.
5
6	+1, i had a bad drive and it's so much easier to unplug/replug the USB
7	instead of rebooting and etc.