[ubuntu] DRDY problem

[Mr.Kuchinawa]

Don't know exactly where to put this, but here goes:

Hi. Every time I try to boot ubuntu, I get the DRDY error. I have tried "e2fsck -f -c -v /dev/sda5" up to several times with system rescue cd, and I get *FILE SYSTEM MODIFIED* each time. However, It doesn't seem to do squat.

I know the HDD is not physically damaged, both because Win XP boots perfectly and because the machine has not been damaged in any way.

Any help will be very much appreciated.

EDIT: Oh, and I have have also tried reinstallation

[pro003]

did you scanned your drive for bad sectors?

I have yesterday tried to install kubuntu on one older dell's box and I could not make it because of bunch of errors I got during installation and after installation, although win xp installs perfectly..

[Mr.Kuchinawa]

Isn't that what e2fsck does? If not, how do I do it?

[pro003]

yes, but for linux partitions, you can run it with command e2fsck -c

[Mr.Kuchinawa]

Which is exactly what I stated that I had tried in the first post?

[OffAxis]

what filesystem did you install?
ext2, 3, or 4?

If you're up for another re-install you could opt for a different version (ext4 is the default for jaunty) and see if the problem persists.

[Mr.Kuchinawa]

I thought I had ext3, but if ext4 is default for jaunty, then I guess that's what I have. I will try to install it with ext3.

[Mr.Kuchinawa]

I tried with ext3, but it didn't make any difference..

[pro003]

check this, might help maybe:

http://linux.chrissweeney.co.uk/topic.php?t=40

[Mr.Kuchinawa]

Thanks for your effort, but I've already tried exactly that..