fix-disk: sda1 - Unrecognised partition type

[xyz321]

Oh right! Yes, this is still the original disk. I haven't made any hardware changes, the only modification I've done is installed the CF.

Can you try:

smartctl -i /dev/sda

The results do look strange, almost as if the disk is from a different manufacturer.

PS. Would I be correct in assuming that there is no external disk connected.

 

[Ezra Pound]

Agreed, the figures are not to be trusted

 

[jack616]

At this stage I think your best bet might be to either just replace the drive or
take it out and low level format it (do a search for mhdd - I think that should do it).
That tends not to be done much these days
but it looks like you've either crashed the drive or there's a serious format issue to me.
Otherwise I'd be reluctant to try and use it even if the humax does get it going from reading the thread.

 

[Erp_Is_Not_Spam]

PS. Would I be correct in assuming that there is no external disk connected.

Yes, you are correct.

 

[Erp_Is_Not_Spam]

Can you try:

smartctl -i /dev/sda

Sure thing, here's the output:

humax# smartctl -i /dev/sda
smartctl 5.41 2011-06-09 r3365 [7405b0-smp-linux-2.6.18-7.1] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-11 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net
 
=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family:    Seagate Pipeline HD 5900.2
Device Model:    ST31000424CS
Serial Number:    5VX2HTE1
LU WWN Device Id: 5 000c50 0449aef24
Firmware Version: SC13
User Capacity:    1,000,204,886,016 bytes [1.00 TB]
Sector Size:      512 bytes logical/physical
Device is:        In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is:  8
ATA Standard is:  ATA-8-ACS revision 4
Local Time is:    Sat Jan  3 04:24:49 1970 GMT
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled

 

[Ezra Pound]

Could some of the unusual info. being supplied by this HDD be a result of the local time being reported as :-
Local Time is: Sat Jan 3 04:24:49 1970 GMT

 

[Erp_Is_Not_Spam]

Hi,

I'll be going away tomorrow for a few days for Xmas, but I'll pick this up again when I get back. Thanks so much to everyone for their help so far!

Merry Xmas!