a scandisk for wl-500g

[theboy50]

In windows you can run scandisk or use the command:
chkdsk c:

My hardisk is failing

what can i type that reapirs bad sectors on my USB harddisk?
I have heard of "fsck" and "debugfs"
Can I use them and how?

(My disk is FAT32)
I keep getting:
Jan 2 10:44:42 kernel: Filesystem panic (dev 08:01).
Jan 2 10:44:42 kernel: FAT error
Jan 2 10:44:42 kernel: Directory 2512: bad FAT
Jan 2 10:44:43 kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Jan 2 10:44:43 kernel: 08:01: rw=0, want=2080941159, limit=199133676
Jan 2 10:44:43 kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device
Jan 2 10:44:43 kernel: 08:01: rw=0, want=2080941160, limit=199133676

How can i reapir the disk

Please Help

[theboy50]

When I type the command "cat /proc/scsi/usb-storage-0/0"
I get the following information:

Host scsi0: usb-storage
Vendor: Maxtor
Product: OneTouch II
Serial Number: B5D2AV3H
Protocol: Transparent SCSI
Transport: Bulk
GUID: 0d4971000000bffffffffff9
Attached: Yes

[Oleg]

Connect it to the Windows PC and run scandisk or whatever you like.

P.S. Do not cross post your messages to private messages.

[theboy50]

Connect it to the Windows PC and run scandisk or whatever you like.

P.S. Do not cross post your messages to private messages.

sorry about the cross post - I was panik

Windows does not se the drive. It states that I have to reformat it, but I would like to save my data before I do that.

Is there another way?
Can i use the e2fsck fo FAT32, and how if so?

[Oleg]

Nothing usable on the wl500g itself.
Try using recovery software, like a PC Inspector File Recovery or similar.

[Phantome]

Possible that the partition table is out of order, try Partition Table Doctor 3.0
and scan the disk. If this does not help you i would suggest GetDataBack for FAT. A great program for recovering disks

Partition Table Doctor 3.0 http://www.ptdd.com/

GetDataBack http://www.runtime.org/
Make sure you use the one for FAT

[theboy50]

you ware right. It was los of the MBR.
Partition Table Doctor cost money, but i found that testdisk 6.2 is a freeware and open source it it made it work.
After that i still couldt not access it, but by running scandisk from dos, it repaired it it now i works.

Possible that the partition table is out of order, try Partition Table Doctor 3.0
and scan the disk. If this does not help you i would suggest GetDataBack for FAT. A great program for recovering disks

Partition Table Doctor 3.0 http://www.ptdd.com/

GetDataBack http://www.runtime.org/
Make sure you use the one for FAT