> I'm trying to do a recover on a table for a client, with the following message > > root@falcon:~# mysqldump -u root -pXXXXXXX database > -- MySQL dump 10.13 Distrib 5.1.30, for pc-linux-gnu (i686) > -- > -- Host: localhost Database: database > -- ------------------------------------------------------ > -- Server version 5.1.30 > > /*!40101 SET @OLD_CHARACTER_SET_CLIENT=@@CHARACTER_SET_CLIENT */; > /*!40101 SET @OLD_CHARACTER_SET_RESULTS=@@CHARACTER_SET_RESULTS */; > /*!40101 SET @OLD_COLLATION_CONNECTION=@@COLLATION_CONNECTION */; > /*!40101 SET NAMES utf8 */; > /*!40103 SET @OLD_TIME_ZONE=@@TIME_ZONE */; > /*!40103 SET TIME_ZONE='+00:00' */; > /*!40014 SET @OLD_UNIQUE_CHECKS=@@UNIQUE_CHECKS, UNIQUE_CHECKS=0 */; > /*!40014 SET @OLD_FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=@@FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS, FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=0 */; > /*!40101 SET @OLD_SQL_MODE=@@SQL_MODE, SQL_MODE='NO_AUTO_VALUE_ON_ZERO' */; > /*!40111 SET @OLD_SQL_NOTES=@@SQL_NOTES, SQL_NOTES=0 */; > mysqldump: Got error: 1034: Incorrect key file for table 'table1'; try to repair it > when using LOCK TABLES > root@falcon:~# > > I'm trying recover with > > mysql> check table table1; > > +-----------------+-------+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+ > | Table | > Op | Msg_type | > Msg_text > | > > +-----------------+-------+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+ > | database.table1 | check | Error | Incorrect key file for table > 'table1'; try to repair it | > | database.table1 | check | error | > Corrupt > | > > +-----------------+-------+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+ > 2 rows in set (0.00 sec) > > mysql> repair table table1; > > +-----------------+--------+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+ > | Table | > Op | Msg_type | > Msg_text > | > > +-----------------+--------+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+ > | database.table1 | repair | Error | Incorrect key file for table > 'table1'; try to repair it | > | database.table1 | repair | error | > Corrupt > | > > +-----------------+--------+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+ > 2 rows in set (0.00 sec) > > mysql> lock table table1 write; > ERROR 1034 (HY000): Incorrect key file for table 'table1'; try to repair it > mysql> > > > Trying repair with myisamchk and mysqlcheck > > root@Falcon:~# mysqlcheck -r database table1 -u root -pXXXX database.table1 > Error : Incorrect key file for table 'table1'; try to repair it > error : Corrupt > root@falcon:~# > > root@Falcon:~# cd /data/mysql/database > root@Falcon:/data/mysql/database# myisamchk -r *.MYI > - recovering (with sort) MyISAM-table 'table1.MYI' > Data records: 0 > - Fixing index 1 > > --------- > > Any idea. Try to start with MySQL advices for such cases: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/myisam-repair.html