Yes, but it is DOS based, called Norton Utilities 8, and the program to run there is called CALIBRATE, it does extensive pattern testing on the hard drive. Although I have not tried it on a Linux filesystem, but I know that utility can fix some flakey hard drive problems. HTH Jaguar Drake X <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I hope it's not a hard drive problem. The system is only about 3 months > old, although the HD is close to a year old. It's a Maxtor drive. Do you > know of any way to do a system check? Thanks! > > At 07:30 PM 05/14/2000 -0400, you wrote: > >X Drake wrote: > > > > > > I think I may finally be ready to throw in the towel on Linux. Everything > > > is gone, and I wasn't even doing a damn thing other than browsing with > > > Netscape. One 2nd everything was great, then for no apparent reason the > > > browser went blank - nothing but a white screen - and it wouldn't close. So > > > I went to use the Kill tool on it, but I couldn't because all the desktop > > > icons had disappeared, leaving only black outlines of where they would > > > normally be. I still wasn't overly concerned because this happens from time > > > to time anyway. I tried to shutdown, but the shutdown message just came up > > > and froze, along with everything else except the mouse. So I manually > ><SNIP!> > >WOW! I've never had any of these problems, it looks like a flaky hard > >drive, > >I know Linux is a LOT more particular about it's disk/file conditions. > >Back > >when I was using WinLinux 2000 (Linux used as a BIG Windoze file) I > >would have > >to run scan disk almost everytime I tried to use WinLinux! But once > >Linux was > >sure of it's files and their condition it ran well. I'm sorry to see > >you go and > >I still wonder if it is not a hardware problem: heat on the motherboard, > >bad stick > >of RAM or again some weirdness with the hard drive. I know windoze is a > >lot more > >tolerant of hard drive errors. > >vern > > > >-- > > Vernon Stilwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hardinsburg, Kentucky [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This email was created in a Micro$haft free environment! > > Silly hacker, root is for administrators! The Dogma chased the Stigma, and was hit by the Karma. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
