[17:11] <matt14> i tried to install ubuntu on my computer. durin the installation it says error input/ output error durin read on /dev/ sda. i tried a bunch of things and eventually was forced to click ignore. no more problems durin the installation. it completes n i restart the computer. now when i start it up it is a purple n has a few option and all of em say killin /dev/sda n wont start up
[17:13] <matt14> any help?
[17:15] <bioterror> sounds like hard drive problems
[17:15] <bioterror> if it gives i/o errors on /dev/sda
[17:15] <matt14> its a brand new hard drive
[17:15] <matt14> got it in febuary
[17:15] <bioterror> it does not mean that it can be broken
[17:15] <matt14> how can i fix it?
[17:15] <bioterror> cant be
[17:16] <bioterror> have you tried to reinstall again?
[17:16] <matt14> yeah twice
[17:16] <matt14> everytime i get an error
[17:18] <matt14> anythin i can do?
[17:18] <bioterror> somekind of drive test/check could be okay
[17:20] <matt14> how cn i do that? im on my laptop now on ubuntu. i plugged in the disk n wrote try ubuntu n thats how im on. not legit hard drive
[17:22] <bioterror> your laptop could have such a thing in a BIOS
[17:23] <matt14> does ubuntu hv it software center cuz im on ubuntu now so...
[21:43] <volan> i am trying to remotely help my father setup a dsl connection from 300 miles away. When I originally setup up the box (11.10), I thought it was odd because the connection just worked. I didn't even have to enter a password. Now months later it has stopped working and the provider (dsl extreme) says they do not support ubuntu.
[21:43] <volan> we have walked through the suggestions here: http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1471587.html
[21:44] <volan> but i have not been able to find any help when pppoeconf doesn't work
[21:44] <volan> it says:
[21:46] <volan> orry, I scanned 1 interface, but the Access  Concentrator of your provider did not respond. Please
[21:46] <volan>  check your network and modem cables. Another reason for the scan failure may also be another running pppoe  process which controls the modem.
[21:48] <volan> how can i tell if there is another "pppoe" process running?
[23:09] <holstein> volan: i would just give him a router
[23:11] <holstein> can you get it working? sure... can you explain to him how? maybe not... i would have him call the ISP and just say "i dont know what OS i run"