[NCLUG] XFS, "Can't read superblock"

[Scott Kleihege]

Stephen Warren wrote:
 >Scott Kleihege wrote:
 >> I've been seeing this article over at rootprompt.org quite a bit 
recently:
 >>
 >> 
http://geeksaresexy.blogspot.com/2006/01/freeze-your-hard-drive-to-recover-data.html
 >
 >This article is somewhat dangerous...
 >
 >Putting the drive in the freezer will (obviously) cool it down. If you
 >then take the drive out of the freezer again and hook it up to your PC,
 >it'll still be cold, thus cooling down the surrounding air, and causing
 >condensation. I don't think *any* electrical component is rated to run
 >at condensing humidity levels.

Good point.

 >This is the reason you're supposed to let freshly delivered electronic
 >devices sit and warm up before you plug them in.
 >
 >Of course, with the low humidity levels around here, you're better off
 >than some places, but there's certainly still the potential for a problem.
 >
 >Perhaps a mitigating method would be to keep the drive in the ziplock
 >back after removing it from the freezer, attach the cables through the
 >zip, suck all the air out, and seal it up.

Or take advantage of the recent cold weather, and do the ddrescue 
outside after dark ;-)

-Scott