RE: "sarge" install: "Install base system" bombs and disk errors (?)
This is a brand new system- no data to worry about, but would like to get
the system installed. Given a brand new system, don't think my hardware is
dying, but, of course, anything is possible.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) [mailto:fsmla@xinara.org]
> Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 1:04 PM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: "sarge" install: "Install base system" bombs and disk
> errors (?)
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 20, 2004 at 11:08:59 -0400, Allen Williams wrote:
> > and, on console alt-F4, I am getting these error messages:
> >
> > June 20 00:58:56 (none) syslog.warn klogd: hdc: media error
> (bad sector):
> > status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
>
> > Is there anyplace that tells me how to decode these error messages?
>
> The usual decoding is "your disk is dying, hope you have a good backup. If
> not, try to backup any data you want to keep NOW."
>
> HTH,
> Ray
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