Re: [ubuntu-in] Trying to install Gutsy, Gparted says bad

2008-01-09 Thread 74yrs old
Try with the Seagate website for diagnostic tool. It will check if there is any bad sector in HDD and also has tool to restore to factory settings of the HDD On Jan 10, 2008 1:32 AM, Dinbandhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 2008-01-10 at 00:46 +0530, Vishal Gaurav wrote: > > Hello, > > Than

Re: [ubuntu-in] Trying to install Gutsy, Gparted says bad

2008-01-09 Thread Dinbandhu
On Thu, 2008-01-10 at 00:46 +0530, Vishal Gaurav wrote: > Hello, > Thanks, > You don't maintain here yet, Which brand make your hard disk. > Are you downloaded tools from hard disk maker website. > I don't figure out, why you having problems with g parted softwares. > I was tried it in many many ma

Re: [ubuntu-in] Trying to install Gutsy, Gparted says bad

2008-01-09 Thread Vishal Gaurav
Hello, Thanks, You don't maintain here yet, Which brand make your hard disk. Are you downloaded tools from hard disk maker website. I don't figure out, why you having problems with g parted softwares. I was tried it in many many machines, some of them are old and some therm are new too.but i have n

Re: [ubuntu-in] Trying to install Gutsy, Gparted says bad

2008-01-08 Thread Dinbandhu
On Tue, 2008-01-08 at 21:01 +0530, Vishal Gaurav wrote: > Hello, > Here in this list have less chance to get help about g parted . Try to > ask question in g parted mailing list or in there forum. > Anyway, > Probably your hard disk have bad sector. > Which company make your hard disk.? > Go to ha

Re: [ubuntu-in] Trying to install Gutsy, Gparted says bad

2008-01-08 Thread Vishal Gaurav
Hello, Here in this list have less chance to get help about g parted . Try to ask question in g parted mailing list or in there forum. Anyway, Probably your hard disk have bad sector. Which company make your hard disk.? Go to hard disk maker company website, You find tools about that. If you want

Re: [ubuntu-in] Trying to install Gutsy, Gparted says bad sectors but XP CHKDSK says NO

2008-01-07 Thread Dinbandhu
On Mon, 2008-01-07 at 18:33 -0900, Tom M wrote: > Ah sorry yes it is clear what you were saying upon rereading, > > perhaps you should ask at the gnu parted bug list? > > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-parted Thank you for the suggestion. I have joined the bug list just now, and sent

Re: [ubuntu-in] Trying to install Gutsy, Gparted says bad sectors but XP CHKDSK says NO

2008-01-07 Thread Tom M
Ah sorry yes it is clear what you were saying upon rereading, perhaps you should ask at the gnu parted bug list? http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-parted LetterRip >Please kindly review the initial letter, and I > think the whole situation will be clear. > Thanks, > Swarup > > > -- > >

Re: [ubuntu-in] Trying to install Gutsy, Gparted says bad sectors but XP CHKDSK says NO

2008-01-07 Thread Dinbandhu
On Mon, 2008-01-07 at 15:13 -0900, Tom M wrote: > why are you using ntfsresize? Just use gparted, it has ntfs support > internally and can shrink the partition size. In my initial letter I explained that gparted is refusing to shrink the partition. This is the whole problem I am facing. Gparted s

Re: [ubuntu-in] Trying to install Gutsy, Gparted says bad sectors but XP CHKDSK says NO

2008-01-07 Thread Tom M
why are you using ntfsresize? Just use gparted, it has ntfs support internally and can shrink the partition size. LetterRip > (The "ntfsresize" utility is not so easy to use as gparted, because > "ntfsresize" only shrinks the file system, not the partition. Then you > have to use fdisk to shrink

[ubuntu-in] Trying to install Gutsy, Gparted says bad sectors but XP CHKDSK says NO

2008-01-07 Thread Dinbandhu
I just purchased a 3 year-old laptop (Dell Latitude D400) which has XP on it. I want to set up a dual boot with XP and Gutsy. I have a Parted Magic live cd so I booted up with that to downsize the XP partition and free up space for Gutsy. Once Parted Magic booted up, I opened Gparted to downsize th