galen
Fri Oct 13, 2017 10:23:49 pm
while updating the kernel via Zorin's automated process my laptop's hard drive started playing a tune via head movements.
System then froze.
Rebooting revealed a fatal error with the hard drive. seek & read error. Grub was still functioning but no reading from partitions. Rescue OSs were unable to restore drive.
Drive was often tested with Linux SMARTtools gsmartcontrols with no advance warnings of errors
Hard drive is PATA
Zorin was the main OS
laptop was secured via Ultimate Firewall, WRT firmwared router
laptop was not in DMZ
please advise in private
System then froze.
Rebooting revealed a fatal error with the hard drive. seek & read error. Grub was still functioning but no reading from partitions. Rescue OSs were unable to restore drive.
Drive was often tested with Linux SMARTtools gsmartcontrols with no advance warnings of errors
Hard drive is PATA
Zorin was the main OS
laptop was secured via Ultimate Firewall, WRT firmwared router
laptop was not in DMZ
please advise in private