[KLUG Members] RH7.2 and abnormal termination during install

[Robert Pfeiffer]

To all:

I whole heartly agree.  Just wanted to see if it was the drive or the 
MB/controller.  The worst part is knowing that replacing the HD could 
lead to a MB/CPU upgrade :)

Thanks to all for the input.

Adam Williams wrote:

>>I spent last night banging my head on the desk.  Then thought this is 
>>getting me closer to a headache and still linuxless. So being stubborn,
>>I ran the western digital diagnostics on the drive.  It said error 458
>>which has a "new hard drive is in your future" solution path.  For the 
>>hell of it I low level formatted the drive.  Wrote zeros to it.  No 
>>error.  Ran the extended check and again no error.
>>I'm trying the install again just for the insanity of it.  So far no 
>>problems. The system fully installed.
>>
> 
> The re-format noted and dodged the bad sector,  exactly what the format
> is for.  Ok, for mapping around originals flaws in manufacturing, etc.
> 
> But if you've *developed* bad sectors this is as effective as caging one
> of those bugs from "Aliens".  It is just a matter of time till there is
> several more and your system is dead stick.
> 
> Replace the drive.  The drive will fail when you NEED it to work.
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