Hello, Basically our suse is not booting anymore with a kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:01 It is suse 9.0 with 2.4 kernel the disk partitions hda1 5GB / reiserfs hda2 250MB swap hda3 1GB windows partition This is the complete error: hda:dma_intr:status = 0x51{DriveReady SeekComplete Error} hda:dma_intr:status = 0x40{Uncorrectable Error} LBAsect=7002,sector=6928 end_request:I/O error,dev 03:01(hda),sector 6928 journal-1212:REPLAY FAILURE fsck required! buffer write failure replay failure, unable to mount sh-2022:reiserfs_read_super:unable to initialize journal space kernel panic:VFS:Unable to mount root fs on 03:01 I have tried reiserfsck with all options that make sense: --fix_fixable --rebuild-tree --scan-whole-partition Every time is boils down to I/O error on block 806 I have also tried to mount it read only and with force but it doesn't work. Google does not come up with realy usefull stuff. One suggested it had to do with his memory. I ran a memtest, everything OK I also booted the kernel with ide=nodma because I thaught it had to do with udma but that made no difference either Is there still a way to recover that disk? Even if it means with a hexeditor (I am willing learn, who can initiate me into the deep secrets of filesystems) This disk gets backed up every night, but we got stroke by a lightening during the day cutting of all power. When rebooting this was the result. Guess what, the sales guy's just saved a bunch of important stuff on it and they want I back :-( Thanx for anyone who can provide tips. Sincerely, Filip -- *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* * System Engineer, Verzekeringen NV * * www.verzekeringen.be * * Oostkaai 23 B-2170 Merksem * * 03/6416673 - 0477/340942 * *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*