06-04-2019, 08:58 AM
Here's the latest.
I tried running the usb drive with LL 3.8. Could not get it to re-install, just got the splash screen with the big feather and it wouldn't go beyond that.
I did manage to start in safe mode and could see from system/partition drives that the only drive appeared to be the usb already in use. I was unable to use terminal effectively because the keyboard was garbled (e.g sudo blkid was showing as s4d6 fd5s2). I did, lastly, try the tip with removing the battery, etc and the date & time remained ok.
One final question because you guys have been very patient with my lack of knowledge. It does seem that the suspicion that the HD is shot appears to be correct. I had anyway been thinking of replacing it with a SSD which I could get locally quite cheaply. Do you think that's worth a shot?
I tried running the usb drive with LL 3.8. Could not get it to re-install, just got the splash screen with the big feather and it wouldn't go beyond that.
I did manage to start in safe mode and could see from system/partition drives that the only drive appeared to be the usb already in use. I was unable to use terminal effectively because the keyboard was garbled (e.g sudo blkid was showing as s4d6 fd5s2). I did, lastly, try the tip with removing the battery, etc and the date & time remained ok.
One final question because you guys have been very patient with my lack of knowledge. It does seem that the suspicion that the HD is shot appears to be correct. I had anyway been thinking of replacing it with a SSD which I could get locally quite cheaply. Do you think that's worth a shot?