I have decided to turn the computer off after running disk check for close 24 hours, and let her warranty Mob deal with the hard drive issue :(
dud number 2 :( -- tom_a_sparks "It's a nerdy thing I like to do" Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 WB 3.X, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2 Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, Apple Macintosh (68k/PPC only) --- On Mon, 27/6/11, Tom Sparks <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Tom Sparks <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Solved I think] installing xubuntu on Acer Veriton 2800 > To: [email protected], "Chris Robinson" <[email protected]> > Received: Monday, 27 June, 2011, 1:30 AM > --- On Sun, 26/6/11, Chris Robinson > <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > From: Chris Robinson <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Solved I think] installing xubuntu on > Acer Veriton 2800 > > To: [email protected] > > Received: Sunday, 26 June, 2011, 11:02 PM > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Tom Sparks <[email protected]> > > To: Chris Robinson <[email protected]> > > Cc: [email protected] > > Sent: Sun, 26 June, 2011 10:04:06 PM > > Subject: re: [Solved I think] installing xubuntu on > Acer > > Veriton 2800 > > > > Xubuntu 11.04 works, I think > > the CD is reporting itself as xubuntu 10.04 (strange) > > ------------------------------------ > > > > That's odd, I recently installed Xubuntu and it seemed > to > > be reporting as > > 11.04. In what area did it say it was 10.04? > > near the "Ubuntu CD Image Automatic Signing Key", i'll have > to check when check disk finishes if ever > > > > > Glad it seems to be working for you however. > > > > >gparted has reported the hard drive has bad > sectors in > > NTFS filesystem :( > > >Noooooooooo! You Microsoft bastards <me > strangle the > > air>, where is my Windows > > >XP CD...... > > > > Actually, bad sectors may be indicating a problem with > the > > hard drive. It would > > really pay to look at the Smart status of the drive > and > > keep close tabs on it. > > Also do regular backups of any important data. > > I hope is not another dud computer for her (first dud was > RAM corruption issue) :( > > do these centrelink/job networks give out dud computers? > > > > > Chris > > > > -- > tom_a_sparks "It's a nerdy thing I like to do" > Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open > XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 WB > 3.X, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2 > Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST, > Apple Macintosh (68k/PPC only) > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > -- ubuntu-au mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
