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or Ubuntu/Kubuntu
right, ive got Knoppix running on my mums laptop.
The reason ive got the laptop is that it comes up with an 'insert system disk error'. I was thinking HDD failure and other on here confirmed that.
How can i use Knoppix to test the HDD?
Im totally new to linux so its all rather confusing
and the Knoppix website all seems to be in german? and good english links with tutorials like getting online?
The reason ive got the laptop is that it comes up with an 'insert system disk error'. I was thinking HDD failure and other on here confirmed that.
How can i use Knoppix to test the HDD?
Im totally new to linux so its all rather confusing
and the Knoppix website all seems to be in german? and good english links with tutorials like getting online?
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Let's deal with the easy one first... there is a Union Jack flag on the Knoppix website, which takes you to an English version of the site. It's developed by a German (Klaus Knopper) which is why the default homepage is in German.
Now to the more tricky stuff... the normal command you'd use to test a hdd for errors is called fsck (file system check) - it's the Linux equivalent of chkdisk for Windows. However, I've never used it to check a hdd that's been partitioned with NTFS so I'm not sure if it will work.
Another alternative would be to use the command ntfsresize - fi /dev/hd## (replacing ## with whatever the drive is, e.g. /dev/hda1) which does some very basic checking of the drive, but it's not as in-depth as fsck/chkdisk. Run the command df (which displays the amount of disk space used per partition) or cfdisk (which is a version of fdisk), to display the drive's name if you're not sure of it.
Now to the more tricky stuff... the normal command you'd use to test a hdd for errors is called fsck (file system check) - it's the Linux equivalent of chkdisk for Windows. However, I've never used it to check a hdd that's been partitioned with NTFS so I'm not sure if it will work.
Another alternative would be to use the command ntfsresize - fi /dev/hd## (replacing ## with whatever the drive is, e.g. /dev/hda1) which does some very basic checking of the drive, but it's not as in-depth as fsck/chkdisk. Run the command df (which displays the amount of disk space used per partition) or cfdisk (which is a version of fdisk), to display the drive's name if you're not sure of it.
Would it not have been far simpler to boot of a dos floppy/pen drive and run whatever dos based diagnostics you want as all you seem to have proved is your linux boot CD isn't reading your NTFS drive, surely that's not the same as proving the drive is dead ?