Adam Klein wrote: > > > HDA: Drive_CMD: Status=0x51 {DriveReady SeekComplete Error} > HDA: Drive_CMD: Error=0x04 {Drive Status Error } > The disk has bad sectors. You want to switch to single user mode: init 1 Then remount / as ro: mount -o remount,ro / Then fsck: fsck -c /dev/partition There's another switch which has to be passed to fsck to force it to check a clean filesystem, but I don't remember what that is. I suggest you consult the nearest manpage. ============================================================= Avenir Web's Linux Discussion List List info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/webpage?webpage_id=13 To unsubscribe: email linux-discussion-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. Administrative contact: weez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =============================================================