vxfs filesystem on unixware 7.1.4 corrupted

UNIX SCO
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We use unixware 7.1.4 OS. We have the following problem:

  • we have a corrupted filesystem (filesystem type is vxfs)
  • we tried to clean it with this command:
fsck -F vxfs -y /dev/rdsk/c0b0t0d0s5
  • after this command the system display the following message:
    "UX:fsck:WARNING: the following command (process 'PID') was terminated by signal 11 and dumped core".

Thanks.

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Signal 11 is to do with the process reading or writing memory that is not allocated to it. This is a failure in fsck and needs to be referred to the Unixware support contract you have in place for fixes. Oh, you don't have it. Hmmmm.

Is there a vxrecover command? I can't remember.

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Yes, there is a vxrecover command.

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Have you seen SCO TA 110488?

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My filesystem is corrupt even after running fsck. What can I do before restoring from backup or consulting a data recovery service?

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That's the one. I would have posted a link, but the forum wouldn't let me because I hadn't done 5 posts.

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aaahhh, a post builder post, can you do two more?

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You think I should post 2 more. Don't I only need one more?

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Now you don't need no more.

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I have unixware 7.1.4 os on server and ther is no floppy dirve on it I want to create emergency recovery disk on pen drive. How it can be created

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@boubacar
Are you sure about the device name here. That looks like a raw disc drive to me not the raw vxfs device.

What is in /etc/fstab ?
What symptoms do you have showing that the filesystem is corrupted?