On Sat, 29 Aug 2020 02:59:53 +0000 (UTC) Long Wind <longwind2@yahoo.com> wrote: > installation of linux to sdb1 failsi believe hard disk has bad sectori use e2fsck with -c, i.e. read-only testit doesn't report any error How does install fail? Which version of Debian did you try to install? Did you read Installation Manual first? You said install was to sdb1. Did you want a single partition install? B