Comments on: A quick note: Maybe I’m wrong

By: fuxter

fuxter — Fri, 15 May 2009 12:53:40 +0000

just tried xlinks2 with vgalib 640x480x256… it’s so cool!!!
even got all the smilies and pics on this page as i type.
cool!

By: A visit with Arch « Motho ke motho ka botho

A visit with Arch « Motho ke motho ka botho — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:26:13 +0000

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By: K.Mandla

K.Mandla — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:20:05 +0000

I suppose there are a lot of hard drive test suites out there that would do the trick. To be honest, I’m more inclined to suspect the software than the hardware, mostly because the drive is less than six months old. That, and the fact that it was working fine until I switched the system software.

By: K.Mandla

K.Mandla — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:18:53 +0000

I did try a couple of passes with e2fsck, but got no errors. Whatever was ailing those inodes, it apparently was some sort of inconsistency between the distros. Sad, but I have no other explanation.

By: K.Mandla

K.Mandla — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:17:54 +0000

I would not rule it out.

By: chexmix

chexmix — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:07:06 +0000

… stray cosmic ray?

By: noalwin

noalwin — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:59:28 +0000

You can use smartctl to check the SMART values of the HDD. You can also use fsck to check the partition for physical errors.

By: Ali Gunduz

Ali Gunduz — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:40:23 +0000

What’s the best way to test if the hdd is faulty?