[NCLUG] Hard disk failure

[dobbster]

Michael Dwyer wrote:
> 
> > Hmm, not kernel cruft, then.  Did you install/change anything major on
> your > Linux box in/around the same time?  It seems VERY odd that a
> piece of Win
> > software other than the OS would demolish a Unix filesystem this
> badly...
> 
> Was the software you installed perchance the latest Easy CD Creator?
> I've been seeing a number of things on The Register regarding some
> pretty severe filesystem corruption that it is thought to cause:
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/19099.html

Nope; in fact, EZ CD Creator was already on the system.

What happened was this: I installed the software that came along with my webcam,
and it crashed during installation, forcing a reboot and susbequent scandisk.  I
suspect that's where the trouble started.

Good news, though - My mp3s are intact!  The rest of the fs can go.  I might as
well just scrap it and start from scratch, installing a newer version...

Mark (dobbster at dobbster.com)