BIOS problem

[pelouk]

Hi DeepThought and minesweep.  I managed to release the Num lock and got the keyboard going - I'm actually sending this using Firefox on the laptop. Re-trying the terminal instructions produces the following:-

inux@linux:~$ sudo blkid
/dev/sda1: LABEL="LINUX LITE" UUID="E613-A103" TYPE="vfat" PARTUUID="006d6afc-01"
/dev/loop0: TYPE="squashfs"
linux@linux:~$


linux@linux:~$ sudo fdisk -1
fdisk: invalid option -- '1'

Usage:
fdisk [options] <disk>      change partition table
fdisk [options] -l [<disk>] list partition table(s)

Display or manipulate a disk partition table.

Options:
-b, --sector-size <size>      physical and logical sector size
-B, --protect-boot            don't erase bootbits when create a new label
-c, --compatibility[=<mode>]  mode is 'dos' or 'nondos' (default)
-L, --color[=<when>]          colorize output (auto, always or never)
                                colors are enabled by default
-l, --list                    display partitions end exit
-o, --output <list>          output columns
-t, --type <type>            recognize specified partition table type only
-u, --units[=<unit>]          display units: 'cylinders' or 'sectors' (default)
-s, --getsz                  display device size in 512-byte sectors [DEPRECATED]
    --bytes                  print SIZE in bytes rather than in human readable format

-C, --cylinders <number>      specify the number of cylinders
-H, --heads <number>          specify the number of heads
-S, --sectors <number>        specify the number of sectors per track

I can't, of course decipher that and still suspect the hard disk is knackered. What do you reckon?