[Gloucs] Problem while installing Slackware 8.1

[Jill Tovey]

I think this was it http://grc.com/spinrite.htm
I'm not overly familiar with scandisk but it could be that if its an old
hdd or something, it fixes the errors but new ones get created after if
you know what i mean (I just completely made that up).
May be worth a look anyway.


On Fri, 2003-06-13 at 18:46, Jill Tovey wrote:
> Bad clusters would definitely be one explanation as to why it might be
> going wrong, but if it says they were fixed...
> 
> Maybe your hdd has a scratch on or something?
> There is a program that looks at this sort of thing I think - so that
> you can see what kind of errors there are, but I can't remember the name
> of it.
> 
> 
> On Fri, 2003-06-13 at 18:29, Alex Craddock wrote:
> > First of all I tried using Partition Magic to resize my HDD but it said that 
> > there were bad clusters on it so it couldn't.  So then I ran scandisk and 
> > left it alone for about a day.  Then I came back and it said it had found 
> > ten bad clusters and reclaimed them for free space which could be used by 
> > other applications.  So then I created the partition for my swap and for 
> > root.  Because I still want to run Windows as well.  I am prepared to buy 
> > another HDD if I have to, or if it is going to save a lot of hassle, but at 
> > the moment the partitions seem not to be the problem...
> > 
> > >Its a shame you can't try a different disk.
> > >If we go back to where you started - How did you create the space to put
> > >Linux onto? I think I'd just start completely again and reformat etc.
> > >
> > >
> > >On Fri, 2003-06-13 at 18:14, Alex Craddock wrote:
> > > > I'm a bit hesitant about trying those things with the BIOS, console, 
> > >etc. as
> > > > I don't really know what I'm doing.  Can you confirm: did you mean
> > > > physically bring the machine to the next meeting, or just ask the 
> > >question
> > > > there?  Thanks for feedback.
> > > >
> > > > >oh dear, pass that reading hat, I've just realised it's Slackware not 
> > >Suse
> > > > >(glows red) the title of the end of the thread being obscured by my 
> > >mail
> > > > >client (insert more excuses here). ok that link would have been pretty
> > > > >useless in that case, sorry.
> > > > >
> > > > >It does describe bios settings to try that could be giving problems and
> > > > >also
> > > > >describes the key combinations that you press to bring up a text based
> > > > >console
> > > > >that shows all the messages the install program is giving off in the
> > > > >background that you wouldn't normally see. these might help you work 
> > >out
> > > > >whats
> > > > >going wrong.
> > > > >
> > > > >Failing that, what about bringing it along to the next meeting and 
> > >letting
> > > > >the
> > > > >slackware people in the group have a look at it? (Francis?)
> > > > >
> > > > >Guy
> > > >
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