How to check HDD for errors using Puppy
How to check HDD for errors using Puppy
Have a old laptop whose hard drive (ntfs) needs to be checked for errors. How do I do that with Puppy? Currently Windows isn't loading on it. Puppy loads fine from USB thumb drive. Linux newbie here. Any help really appreciated.
I do not think PuppyLinux can help, try a rescue livecd, if you know the manufacturer of harddrive, like seagate they have a live cd for repairs.
Best to my limited 9 yrs with PL, I think all the checking we can do is set the this drive needs to be checked flag for windows, if windows can't get that far along then that will not help. I have been successful with a livecd called spinright5.0 for older hardware, but it cost to download.
Best to my limited 9 yrs with PL, I think all the checking we can do is set the this drive needs to be checked flag for windows, if windows can't get that far along then that will not help. I have been successful with a livecd called spinright5.0 for older hardware, but it cost to download.
Re: How to check HDD for errors using Puppy
I don't know, but if there's anything you care about, make copying it off a priority. Puppy will definitely do that.Scimitar wrote:Have a old laptop whose hard drive (ntfs) needs to be checked for errors. How do I do that with Puppy? Currently Windows isn't loading on it. Puppy loads fine from USB thumb drive. Linux newbie here. Any help really appreciated.
Hiren's or the Falcon boot cds can help.
But I would back up your drive first.
Puppy can do that.
At least back up your docs, pics, data etc.
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http://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd
Downloads 3/4 s down the page.
http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/
Filename: Hirens.BootCD.15.2.zip
Filesize: 592.5 MB (621283886 bytes)
ISO MD5: 7EFC81ADBBD551D56F6021C439C6837C
ZIP MD5: D342BBD6BF7554ABA24A376E41675DBF
How to:
http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/41669/re ... ns-bootcd/
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Falcon
https://falconfour.wordpress.com/2011/0 ... cdusb-4-5/
Chris.
But I would back up your drive first.
Puppy can do that.
At least back up your docs, pics, data etc.
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http://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd
Downloads 3/4 s down the page.
http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/
Filename: Hirens.BootCD.15.2.zip
Filesize: 592.5 MB (621283886 bytes)
ISO MD5: 7EFC81ADBBD551D56F6021C439C6837C
ZIP MD5: D342BBD6BF7554ABA24A376E41675DBF
How to:
http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/41669/re ... ns-bootcd/
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Falcon
https://falconfour.wordpress.com/2011/0 ... cdusb-4-5/
Chris.
If you can add it to another machine or use a drive to usb adapter (well worth having and cheap) and check it with a working windows.
Not booting could be file system corruption, data corruption due to say a crash or failing drive, or messed up booting ...depends at what point it fails really from not being seen to blue screen type stuff.
You need windows to fix windows much of the time.
ps a bootable windows on a usb stick I find very handy.
mike
Not booting could be file system corruption, data corruption due to say a crash or failing drive, or messed up booting ...depends at what point it fails really from not being seen to blue screen type stuff.
You need windows to fix windows much of the time.
ps a bootable windows on a usb stick I find very handy.
mike
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testdisk will test your HDD. It is excellent.
I know for sure it is on a jemimah's saluki (don't remember version)
It is also in one of the recent puppies I have used/tested: either slacko-5.7, slacko-6b, carolna-1.3 or tahrpup-6. It does not show in tahrpup-6.0.2 Menu but a search in the PPM shows it is already installed. This suggests it is available from the command line. My best guess where it shows in the Menu is Carolina as it is a saluki fork. Can't be more specific.Good luck.
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B.K. Johnson
tahrpup-6.0.2 PAE, slacko-5.7, frugal install, pupsave file, multi OS flashdrive, SYSLINUX boot, CPU-Dual E2140, 4GB RAM
I know for sure it is on a jemimah's saluki (don't remember version)
It is also in one of the recent puppies I have used/tested: either slacko-5.7, slacko-6b, carolna-1.3 or tahrpup-6. It does not show in tahrpup-6.0.2 Menu but a search in the PPM shows it is already installed. This suggests it is available from the command line. My best guess where it shows in the Menu is Carolina as it is a saluki fork. Can't be more specific.Good luck.
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B.K. Johnson
tahrpup-6.0.2 PAE, slacko-5.7, frugal install, pupsave file, multi OS flashdrive, SYSLINUX boot, CPU-Dual E2140, 4GB RAM