*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 439604 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/439604
On Sat, 2009-11-14 at 02:14 +0000, Narchya wrote:
> While I was logged in I did get a warning that my hard drive has many
> bad sectors. Could that influence the matter?
If I were you I would back up any data you would like to keep on that
hard drive as soon as possible. You could try getting the SMART-info of
the HDD, to get an idea of how long it has to live. You can do so by
installing the package 'smartmontools' and running the following
command:
sudo smartctl --health <device-name>
Where <device-name> refers to the device name of the HDD in question
(/dev/sda or /dev/sdb, for example).
I once, by pure coincidence, did a SMART health status check on a HDD
and was told it would probably stop functioning within 24 hours. So I
backed up all the data on it, and sure enough, when I tried accessing it
the day after it was completely dead.
I just thought you would appreciate knowing this if you have any
valuable data on that hard drive :).
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mount at startup problem jaunty upgrade -> karmic
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/482228
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