> You're in need of a new doorstop, yes?  Because the drive, she is toast. 
> The ice disk cometh.  
> 
> I think the horrible messages stem from the disk being discovered on the
> bus, but then being inoperable.  If you find out differently, please tell
> me, because I didn't actually toss mine out.  I just spent the afternoon
> recreating it because the backup wasn't, um, ever done.  :-(

Does the disk spin up? Or has the platter stuck?

This can easily happen if an old drive has been allowed to get cold.
Sometimes they can be freed by holding them in one hand by the edges
and rotating the wrist back and forth (so the rotation is in line with
the disk spindle).

	David

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David Laight: david@l8s.co.uk