From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1HBENm-0004nS-8m for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 28 Jan 2007 18:04:02 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with SMTP id l0SI2r2t018330; Sun, 28 Jan 2007 18:02:53 GMT Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com (ug-out-1314.google.com [66.249.92.175]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l0SHw2fr011781 for ; Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:58:03 GMT Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id z38so1031306ugc for ; Sun, 28 Jan 2007 09:58:03 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=S+v9UaRJhUEmeJNvjLEZ5hwltct+RMTSzmynFTQV1zjKkm0t3/vE30f5UpnUu7cEf3wuqifUEDRVgysX0hiyV6eboDe257Ub72yq6QcWNi2nbZ4TiV2u14CXjn7bPqi56HVds01TYEhq/T3pyPnQJcO/DHzW8AemsrHc58OoDPY= Received: by 10.82.183.19 with SMTP id g19mr2999375buf.1170007082143; Sun, 28 Jan 2007 09:58:02 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.78.162.9 with HTTP; Sun, 28 Jan 2007 09:58:02 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <5bdc1c8b0701280958x1930934oe3f9f750ed83fc0c@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 09:58:02 -0800 From: "Mark Knecht" To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Hard Drive Crash - Please Help In-Reply-To: <49bf44f10701280915k6ab7d89aoa85ae5bd90386b0a@mail.gmail.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <49bf44f10701250820n4ad79b8dudcdba5a8e584545@mail.gmail.com> <200701252016.40150.shrdlu@unlimitedmail.org> <8cd1ed20701251319s4671c94erbccf85a47d0a2420@mail.gmail.com> <49bf44f10701260947s32593b13p602f77f58f2db557@mail.gmail.com> <20070126224304.GD11364@huxley> <49bf44f10701261753n3502611ds8aa6a63fd4102506@mail.gmail.com> <20070127171100.GF11364@huxley> <49bf44f10701270934y6c478d5fr2fd632078c69a76e@mail.gmail.com> <20070128155518.GJ11364@huxley> <49bf44f10701280915k6ab7d89aoa85ae5bd90386b0a@mail.gmail.com> X-Archives-Salt: eca8041c-e178-4929-a57a-fe3cb607f953 X-Archives-Hash: 9e2bb0b6cd62b2263968bd855e0a2e90 On 1/28/07, Grant 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 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list