[NTLUG:Discuss] opinion please

[Greg Edwards]

Fred James wrote:
>  >>
> Attempting to install RH 7.2 with ext2 on a Compaq Deskpro with a P-II
> 400Mhz, 384 MB memory, and 2 - 60 GB IDE hard drives (yes, you have seen
> this machine listed here before - may have a hardware issue).
> 
> My question today:  Does it seem unreasonable for the install to still
> be checking for "bad blocks" after more than 18 hours?  The hard drive
> access sound being emitted from the machine (if you get down close to it
> and listen) is a slow, rhythmic, repeating pattern, much of like a
> sleepy cricket.  The hard drive light is continuously lit, and the mouse
> will still move the pointer.
> <<
> 
> Oops - I think I may have stumbled across the problem (maybe) - call me 
> impatient but 19 hours for an install just seemed too long so I started 
> again.
> 
> It seemed to be complaining about having swap as hda5 (part of the 
> extended partition) and seemed to want to make hda3 into swap - so I 
> repartitioned to follow the "suggestion" and  started over.
> 
> Anyone had this experience before?
> 

18 hours seems like a very long time but 120G will take awhile.  I seem 
to remember taking nearly an hour to do an 8G drive before.  I usually 
don't do bad block scans due to the time.

You might do a format only just to confirm the process and then backup 
to the partitioning and rerun with the block check enabled.

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