[Gloucs] Problem while installing Slackware 8.1

[Alex Craddock]

I'll give it a go, but I've already given it a going through with Scandisk 
physical scanner and it is not an old HDD, it is about four months old.  
Thanks.

>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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