Kernel panic/hard drive crash
Preface: I am attempting to recover about a weeks worth of slaving on my masters thesis, that I thought I had backed up but in deed did not.
My computer had a kernel panic while I was using ms word, and the hard disk appears to be the issue. I cannot boot into safe mode, nor use the Disk Utility repair functionality when booting from the os cd (causes a kernel panic).
The Apple Hardware Test gives me inconsistent results. When it there is an error it is:
2STF/4/3:ASA-100 ata-6 - Master.
Other times it comes back that there is no hardware issue.
I am now trying to get data off of the disk using Disk Utility from another mac. I can see the drive, but repair/verify options are grayed. I am attempting to create a DMG, and am either hung up or it is going very slowly. I see a horizontal blue and white barber shop pole. You know the type that give the illusion of perpetual movement, though nothing really changes?
my log reads:
2007-11-25 21:23:06 -0500: Creating Image “AAPL FireWire Target Media.dmg”
My finder is not responding. I am ignoring that, hoping the drive will do something as it goes on 40 minutes, and so I can't look to see if there is even such a file on my computer.
Before this I tried to use Disk Utility 2 and had a similar problem, only earlier in the process. It spent about 40 minutes just trying to bring up my drives. Never an error message or crash, just no indication to the user that this waiting is fruitful. Also just opening the hard drive on the other mac, means it will not be able to shut down normally. Even after disconnecting it a manual reset is required. It seems the hard drive spawns infinite loops.
What is my best bet? Which program(or any other?) is more likely to yield results, given I am supposed to turn it over tomorrow to be repaired by data unfriendly technicians? Please give me any tips that may be relevant.
Thanks in advance.
Edit: An Advance!
2007-11-25 21:23:06 -0500: Creating Image “AAPL FireWire Target Media.dmg”
2007-11-25 22:14:21 -0500: Reading whole disk (unknown partition : 0)…
Another edit:
2007-11-25 21:23:06 -0500: Creating Image “AAPL FireWire Target Media.dmg”
2007-11-25 22:14:21 -0500: Reading whole disk (unknown partition : 0)…
2007-11-25 22:25:43 -0500: Unable to create “AAPL FireWire Target Media.dmg”. (Input/output error)
What program would be best to buy if this is recoverable? I saw Disk Warrior and Techtool recommended. I seem to have some access without kernel panics from the second mac, so I am cautiously optimistic. I am now trying a very long verify process, after which I will try to repair the drive. These options where grayed out as of my earlier post. Finder is still frozen.
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complete log: (note the blank space in lieu of an error message )
2007-11-25 21:23:06 -0500: Creating Image “AAPL FireWire Target Media.dmg”
2007-11-25 22:14:21 -0500: Reading whole disk (unknown partition : 0)…
2007-11-25 22:25:43 -0500: Unable to create “AAPL FireWire Target Media.dmg”. (Input/output error)
2007-11-25 22:32:34 -0500: Verifying volume “Macintosh HD”
Starting verification tool: 2007-11-25 22:32:34 -0500
2007-11-25 22:33:04 -0500:
2007-11-25 22:46:22 -0500: Error: Filesystem verify or repair failed.2007-11-25 22:46:22 -0500:
2007-11-25 22:46:22 -0500: Disk Utility stopped verifying “Macintosh HD” because the following error was encountered:
Filesystem verify or repair failed.
2007-11-25 22:46:22 -0500:
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Bump.
Data Rescue II has been going all night with no progress on the status bar. There are an assortment of errors at the bottom of the page (14 100022 14 10022 14 100022 14 10005 274 332 14 10005 14 10005 274 332).
This isn't even the recovery process, just brining up the drive.
The drive (target disk mode) eventually - surprise, surprise - popped up in finder. Still I cannot see the data on the drive.
Any thoughts? Is it worth waiting(going on 9 hours just bringing up the drive)? Is it worth trying another program, like Disk Warrior. Is the new version better than the old, other than that it is intel compatible? Or should I just move on. Will Apple give me the old drive so I can through it in a case and work on it further?
Am I missing something?
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