E.L. Meijer \(Eric\) said > > > > > > Howdy all! > > > > total 176014862730 > > b-w-r-xrw- 1 12597 17448 199, 228 Jun 6 2010 #85683 > > sr-x---r-T 1 38225 52884 18446744073400402084 Jan 4 1966 #85688 > > c----ws--T 1 47531 12439 159, 161 Mar 19 2003 #85731 > > [...] > > > br-srwsr-x 1 13510 51690 138, 231 Aug 30 2001 #87654 > > b--Sr-Srwt 1 43570 54985 21, 26 Feb 19 1979 #87675 > > drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 1024 Dec 2 07:27 #98109 > > > > Ok. I like a good challenge, but this is ridicules!! > > This shows your disk is severly screwed up. It is time to make a > backup, and see if you can reformat the disk and reinstall. If you get > errors like this again, I think you will have to regard the disk as > `deceased'. > The funny (if that's the word) thing is, I once had a few errors on this drive but WD's Tech Support walked me through test/diagnostics. The number of errors then was "too low" for a warrenty repair. Thoug they said if I had anymore erorrs it'd be covered under warranty. Looks like I get to test WD's support. Joy.
> > I *know* that I could wipe out /usr and re-install all of my packages, > > but that seems a little drastic. > > A broken hard disk is a drastic condition, I can tell from experience > :( It's a pain in the ^%#$!! > > > I've toyed around _very_ _carefully_ > > with lde and even tried using it to nix /usr/lost+found...next fsck > > caught the files and put them back (+1...I'm assuming it was the original > > /usr/lost+found/ entry...) > > > > Suggestions!? > > Try to reinstall. If your disk is so screwed up, you cannot expect to > get a reliably working system repairing stuff by hand. > I'll give it a try after the holidays. It's only /usr... > HTH, Thanks for the feed-back! > Eric > > -- > E.L. Meijer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) | tel. office +31 40 2472189 > Eindhoven Univ. of Technology | tel. lab. +31 40 2475032 > Lab. for Catalysis and Inorg. Chem. (TAK) | tel. fax +31 40 2455054 > Chuck -- Chuck Stickelman, Owner E-Mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Practical Network Design Voice: +1-419-529-3841 9 Chambers Road FAX: +1-419-529-3625 Mansfield, OH 44906-1301 USA