[COLUG] Is the drive dead or not?

[Warner Moore]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: colug432-bounces at colug.net 
> [mailto:colug432-bounces at colug.net] On Behalf Of Kent Broestl
> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 12:18 PM
> To: Central OH Linux User Group
> Subject: Re: [COLUG] Is the drive dead or not?
> 
> if it will not unmount, I think the read/write head is stuck 
> in the position 
> it was in when it got kicked. IMHO no amount of software 
> testing will do any 
> good because the read/write head isn't moving.

	Giving it a tap might help.  Have you tried forcing (-f) any action?
Tough situation, good luck.

Warner