input output error

[hui xu]

I tried 

 fdisk -l /dev/sda, I got blank output

with 

  file -s /dev/sda /dev/sda, I got 

/dev/sda:  file: read failed (Input/output error)

with 

 /sbin/pvdisplay /dev/sda , I got

ERROR "pv_read(): read" no VAILD physical volum
"/dev/sda"


Doese these means my disk is broken so I have to buy a
new one?

Thansk!
LOuie









--- Lennart Sorensen <lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org>
wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 09, 2007 at 11:57:55PM -0400, hui xu
> wrote:
> > Could anybody tell me how to recover the data from
> my
> > harddisk? My problem is:
> > 
> > I have stored all my photoes and software in an
> > harddisk connected by USB to my linux box. I have
> not
> > used it for half year. recently I try to mount (
> mount
> > -a /dev/sda /bigfoot) it to my linux box to get
> the
> > data, I got the errors "/dev/sda: Input/output
> error 
> > mount: you must specify the filesystem type"
> 
> What is the output of these:
> 
> fdisk -l /dev/sda
> file -s /dev/sda /dev/sda1
> 
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