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Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 09:58:02 -0800
From: "Mark Knecht" <markknecht@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Hard Drive Crash - Please Help
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On 1/28/07, Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > The thing I'm confused about is how I can get anything back to the
> > > laptop when it won't even have an OS on it. I could boot a LiveCD but
> > > I don't think I'll be able to connect to the wireless network.
> >
> > Hum...that's pretty much a show stopper. In that case, setting up a
> > wired network (if they have wlan, these machines would have wired lan as
> > well, no?) or buying that 2.5" IDE adapter is probably the least hassle.
>
> Do you think it's a lost cause anyway since after a format/reinstall
> the system still detects errors on the disk?
>
> - Grant
Grant,
At this point if you cannot get a clean bill of health for this
drive from 2 or 3 different tools then it seems the drive is shot and
needs to be replaced. I cannot imagine that it is a good use of your
time installing Gentoo only to have it fail in the middle of the
install or worse yet a day or two after you finish and start using the
machine again.
Are laptop hard drives really that expensive or hard to replace? I
should think that you could get a small computer shop to drop
something in for under $100, depending on your needs of course.
Anyway, don't fight the trend. It seems this drive, or possibly
this laptop but probably the drive, needs to be fixed. Without a solid
laptop foundation your Gentoo building will soon come crashing down.
Just my 2 cents,
Mark
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