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Old 09-09-2003, 05:05 PM   #1
Kaiser
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Troble with floppy! :(

I got the correct driver on disk but... now when igo
$cd /mnt/floppy
Bash: cd: /mnt/floppy: Input/Output error]


ahhhh!!!whats wrong?
 
Old 09-09-2003, 05:34 PM   #2
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ok... im tryin to stay calm but i restarted my computer and it gets past the first screen and then it says
GRUB

it just stays at Grub! No Progression... AGHH
 
Old 09-10-2003, 02:03 PM   #3
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Moved: Linux-General, this isn't really a networking question.

It sounds liek you may have a dodgy hard drive. Try booting with a rescue cd and ch eck your system with badblocks and fsck.
 
  


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