It was enabled and hence it notified that the disk is failing. However, it didnt stop writing data in those affected sectors. I realise that changing the disk is the only failsafe option. However, one cannot possibly stop using the system till then. Thats the grouse.
On 9/16/10, Ramnarayan.K <ramnaraya...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi > > I know , I know this is kind of OT, but please bear > > For some time now i have been grappling with the feeling that maybe , > just maybe its better to leave some users to Wincedows or whatever > propreitory OS and hardware they are on. > > Its been a passion of mine to talk about FLOSS and introduce people to > Linux. Through the work i do, presentations etc. The values of free > (as in speech), transparent, intrinsically honest (open) and > democratic are something we could learn from and carry on to everyday > life. In fact i wish life we more like FOSS / FLOSS software. FOSS > Theory and practice i a couple of light years ahead of what we humans > would like to achieve in our society, which sadly is in an advanced > stage of selfish depravity. > > These FOSS values, and of course the fact that its technologically > very advanced and its free and can be passed around without fear of > being called a thief adds immensely to its values. > > But after about 6 years of spreading foss around have begun to wonder > if its worth it to try and pass it on to everybody. Some people we > have to leave out - those whose office allows only some kinds of tools > (for privacy, security -ha ha ha, etc) But my frustration is with > those plain lazy ones, who can't be bothered about the Philosophy or > the cool software and don't want to make "any effort" to change, even > though their computers go down every week, or they spend hours > browsing scary sites or they lose data and have not way to recover it > and even though there are people willing to literally hand hold them > through every stage. > > Introducing any one to any Linux is an involved affair, one can't > leave them after the install one has to be available for some kind of > support till they are ready to graduate to a forum (since many forums > ain't so helpful to new comers). Personally i am willing to take this > pain, because the end result will be a far happier person with far > more secure software. But I am ready to give up on the lazy ones who > like the idea but won't do a damn. (maybe i should introduce them to > damn (that) small linux) > > So what kinds of people would you not introduce to linux > > ram > > -- > ubuntu-in mailing list > ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in > -- Sent from my mobile device --- Not to decide is to decide. -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in