General :: Media Test Failure - Cfdisk Not Working?
Aug 25, 2010
Dell Mini 9 Netbook with Windows XP OS died. It has a 16GB SSD. I was in the middle of installing HP printer software when it shutdown unexpectedly. Then upon turning it back on it says something about a media test failure, check cable and then Operating System Not Found. I've been able to boot using Damn Small Linux using an external cd drive.
When I type 'fdisk -l' I get:
Disk /dev/hda: 15.4 GB, 15408046080 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1873 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk /dev/hda doesn't contain a valid partition table
My wife has lots of pictures on the drive that she would like so I took it to a couple data recovery places and they were charging anywhere from $1000 just for jpegs up to $2600 for all files retrieved. That's more than I can budget for this. So my wife accepted the fact that the pictures are gone, but I figured I might as well try what I can because we have nothing more to lose.
I thought I'd try to get a hard drive cubby and attach it through USB to a working PC, but apparently Dell's SSDs are proprietary and the design is not accommodated. I thought maybe just the partition table information got erased somehow, so I tried using gparted and it found nothing. Whenever I use cfdisk and create partitions, I quit cfdisk after writing and it still says there is no valid partition table. I have no other ideas as to what I can do.
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Jul 1, 2010
I tried to install fedora in my pc. First I insert fedora dvd and install as per procedure then finally system says like that your installation is completed please reboot ur system. So, before reboot I tried to eject my fedora dvd but it couldn't come out. So after click reboot I eject that dvd. And I got error msg like "media test failure exiting intel boot agent". How can I overcome this error.
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Aug 23, 2010
I downloaded Ubuntu 10.4 netbook edition for my toshiba satellite a105 laptop (windows XP) burned it to a CD, restarted my computer with the disc in drive, pressed f12 at the appropriate time, chose to boot from CD. after sitting for a second i get error PXE-e61 media test failure, check cable. and then it boots XP normally. how do i get around this to install linux!
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Feb 13, 2010
I'm running Debian Testing (up-to-date) with no difficulties.I'd like to find a way to test/validate DVD+RW media to ensure that I will get error-free off-the-air recordings in a separate DVD recorder.I've only been able to find Windows-based Nero or Plextor utilities discussed on the DVD enthusiast web sites. If possible, I'd like to evaluate the media on my Debian box.
Currently using XFBurn, which doesn't seem to be the answer. FWIW, the DVD hardware is a Hitachi/LG burner. Using lshw, I get description: DVD-RAM writer, product: DVD+-RW GH30N, vendor: HL-DT-ST,... version: A102, capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram, configuration: ansiversion=5 status=ready
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Nov 15, 2013
Python's test case to test uniqueness of uuid.uuid1() in test_uuid.py is failing on wheezy on Virtualbox. However, when I change it to use uuid.uuid4(), it's successful always. I don't have wheezy installed on a bare machine to test.I faced this problem when installing Python 2.7.6 on my virtualbox. This is blocking a successful installation.
Below is a test file I created:
Code: Select allimport uuid
def test_uuid():
uuids = {}
for u in [uuid.uuid1() for i in range(1000)]:
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Aug 23, 2009
i tried making a Linux window shared swap partition using cfdisk and printed the result to the partition table and then immediately restarted my machine but the boot loader showed me there was an error it could not mount the boot partition, i use mepis what could be the problem?
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Jun 4, 2010
My largest partition is currently NTFS, which I thought I could use as my Linux home directory. But when mounted to /home, "useradd -m" refuses to add new user directories. So I want to keep 10GB of that partition for Win/Linux documents and such, and use the other 42 GB for Linux users.
My question is rather easy for most of you: using cfdisk, can I just delete that partition, add two new partitions, then write the table to disk? Right now there's no data on that partition but writing the partition table seems risky--I don't want to mess with any of the other partitions (even though I can just reinstall Linux).
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Apr 10, 2011
I would like to format a pen drive to NTFS, so that a windows machine can use it, but Im unsure of the filesystem option's in Cfdisk. These are the options:
07 HPFS/NTFS
86 NTFS volume set
87 NTFS volume set
I think 07 is probably the right option, but as always when I dont know something, I like to get some advice from LQ members.
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Mar 25, 2009
Just to reiterate on the title, the installation of Fedora 10 i386 (DVD) on a 32bit PC. Is failing on me after the media check (whether or not I do it), so not even making it to the language selection. Currently running a nvidia AGP video card was previously using an ati PCI card but swapping has done little to help.
The only argument that lets me passed this point is noprobe, which then fails a bit later as it can't pick up the install media. I've also tried a live CD which seems to be a bit hit and miss as to whether or not it even loads. It then either fails to even let me run the install to HDD or it comes up some error about failures in python code (Don't have the exact error as the last few times haven't even booted). Below is a couple of errors I get from the standard installer
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Jan 21, 2011
I tried so many times to configure vlc on fedora 11 . But all are failed things that tried are listed below:
Yum install vlc error-> no package found
Downloaded rpm for vlc and try to install but dependency errors
Downloaded mplyer and try to compile but ended with errors, compile with various combinations of parameters but errors are still there.
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Mar 26, 2011
I have created mobility of 20 nodes and vbr traffic using following attached script I executed the file as ns234 vbr.tcl I got the vbr.tr and vbr.nam but I was unable to load the graph using matlab <trgraph> I thought problem with is vbr.tcl script.
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Nov 29, 2010
I have a spare harddrive that I want to store my videos on. They are in mp4 format. I'm using cfdisk to create a new clean partition on the drive. What filesystem type should i make it (linux,HPFS/NTFS,FAT16...)
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Jan 8, 2011
I want to install Arch Linux on my desktop, it is going to be a dual boot with Windows. I booted into the installation CD, but when I started cfdisk to partition my hard drive it gave me the following error: FATAL ERROR: Primairy parititon 1, partition ends in the final partial cylinder.The QuestionHow can I troubleshoot and fix this?Additional details
These will be added if asked for.
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Mar 6, 2010
I've gone through the trouble-shooting procedure discussed in the "lwfinger" stickies. My results are shown below. Output of all test steps looks fine until I run "ifconfig" - no valid IP address is reported. My access point works fine with other devices (including an existing 11.1 install).My detailed trouble-shooting output is shown below.
TROUBLE-SHOOTING SUMMARY
- wpa_supplicant software is installed
- network controller data are identified by "lspci" commands (no switch, -v, -n), including:
[code]...
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Mar 22, 2010
IM using Ubuntu 9.10 running from USB,
My current text.cfg --->
default live
label live
menu label ^Run Ubuntu from this USB
[code]....
i tried to add these lines in the test.cfg , but its not working. i do hav these folders and files with in the disk,
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Feb 5, 2011
Code:
Fedora 14 xfce
2.6.35.10-74.fc14.x86_64
HP Mini 210
arecord -L
default
Default
front:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, STAC92xx Analog
Front speakers
surround40:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
HDA Intel, STAC92xx Analog .....
I was trying to make a skype call to someone. However, I can hear them, but they can't hear me. I did a skype sound test. And discovered it was my mic not working. However, I can't see any configuration to see if my mic is muted or not.
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Dec 15, 2010
Set up a server with Bind, Dovecote, Apache etc. Registered a domain and made all the necessary things for it to work. The server can send/receive mail on my domain, but when I try to look up the site I have it returns a lookup failure. I know Apache is working as I can browse the site when I used my ip address but I can't when I use the domain name. Anyone got a few tricks I could try to dumb down and find the possible failures I did when setting this up?
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Jan 22, 2011
I'd like to ask you if there is a way to test if RAM modules are working/stable. I don't mean memtest86+ test, my previous motherboard crashed after inserting another module (problem could not be specified/or/and was in RAM, so I got new ones from seller). So now I'd like to ask you, if there is some way to determine if RAMs are working and stable. I don't know any other way than applying them to them motherboard and testing, but now it really is not what I want to do. Maybe there could be some device which can test them, or something.
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Mar 13, 2010
Install Debian Testing (KDE4, 2.6.32-trunk-amd64) and java with aptitude install
sun-java6-bin
sun-java6-fonts
sun-java6-jre
sun-java6-plugin ia32-
sun-java6-bin
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Oct 9, 2010
So I activated the Firefox profile:
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And restarted Firefox (even rebooted), but it doesn't seem to be working. When I open Firefox I am able to perform a "Save Page As" in locations I shouldn't be able to, like my Desktop or Pictures folder.
The following command says the Firefox process is in enforce mode:
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Of the following lines, the only directory which is "rw" is /Downloads, why am I still able to write to other places?
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OS: Ubuntu 10.10
Can someone with an active Firefox profile do this simple test for me? Click File -> Save As and try to save somewhere the Apparmor profile shouldn't let you, and let me know the results.
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Jun 6, 2010
Basically, it is a Bluetooth scanner that is designed to do just one thing, scan for discoverable devices in range and record their MAC, name, and the time/date they were found to a log file. There are only a few options, it is pretty much a set it and forget it sort of thing. The only requirements are BlueZ (3.x or 4.x), and that your computer has a Bluetooth device that is supported by Linux.
Obviously you will also need at least one device to scan for, and the more the better. If you want to take a walk through your mall while running it and seeing what you found, I would be ecstatic. A word of warning, I am not a very good C programmer and I have no doubt that there are mistakes in the code and improvements that could be made. You can download the source and get a little more specific information about it from: [URL].
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Mar 18, 2011
Since Mac OS X, runs a BSD Linux at the core I think that this is the correct place to ask about this, but I need cfdisk to make some ext2 and swap partitions on some Compact Flash and old HDs without needing to download any LiveCD. There is any cfdisk that I can use on my Mac?
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Aug 14, 2010
I have an issue with Skype video similar to this thread [URL] where the test video doesn't work and I only see a white screen from my own webcam. The receivers can see my video and I can see their video, however. Video from my webcam works fine in Cheese and Guvcview. It seemed to start after I loaded the Compiz-config-settings-manager in an effort to fix video tearing (didn't work). Also Kdenlive now crashes every time I try to run a clip, but it was working great before. Even if I remove CompizConfig I still have the problem.
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Jun 17, 2011
I have a Logitech ClearChat Stereo headset, and can hear music playing with the headset connected to the PC speakers (external Logitech). Have setup Empathy to be able to talk to someone using Google Talk. It seems to have been setup correctly, as I can see 2 contacts in the offline list. I don't have PulseAudio installed (I think ??), and can see only System | Preferences | Sound , which doesn't show me much. Here are the settings at present (inboard audio card) ..
Code:
:~$ sudo aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC1200 Analog [ALC1200 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 .....
How can I test that the microphone is working correctly?
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Jan 30, 2010
I was windering, if you are writing a C program, I don't think you are supposed to commit the .o files and executables. How can you test your program without making a copy outside the git working dir?
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Apr 9, 2011
My Internet videos and sounds work, but when i went into call skype test, they said my microphone was not working. I also tried to test my video and that is not working as well. So I believe my microphone/webcam is not installed properly. How do I check if its installed at all? How do I test it?
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Jan 14, 2010
I've a issue on Skype 2.1 beta, my Ubuntu version is Karmic Koala. Well, my camera works perfectly in guvcview and in skype test (I already modified config.xml in my user dir to have 640x480, my cam is Ricoh r5870). OK, as soon as I start my video or I get itautomatically started it goes 320x240 and very bad. I turn it off during the call and I restart it: it works perfectly. Could I solve this issue by telling skype to open the video "just like if it were the second time" ?
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May 8, 2011
Is it possible to set partition label using cfdisk?
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Jul 13, 2011
After I write the partition table CFDISK does not exit. If I chose quit or Q I lose all my changes. I am switching back to slack and I have done this many times before and dont recall ever having this problem. How do I exit and save my changes? I read a post about yes not registering because on the screen all you see is ye, the s is cutoff and that is the same thing I have. Could that be the problem? If it is a graphics issue I would think that the whole word yes would still register even though you cannot see the s.
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Apr 8, 2009
I have installed Postfix + Amavisd-new, then I am started all services (and configured main.cf and master.cf to use amavis).
The questions are:
1) I am trying to test antivirus scan using eicar test virus
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And the message is successfully delivered to mailbox with mark "CLEAN" in maillog. But I cant see any attachment using
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Where is my mistake?
2) Should I update clam and how I can do it?
3) Is spamassassin enabled by default in amavis (I have started daemon)?
4) Where configuration files of spamassassin is stored?
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