On Thu, 18 Dec 2003, John Lange wrote:
Very much appreciate if anyone has any ideas.
I have heard (but never tried) that freezing the drive works on stuck heads and other mechanical problems.
On an entirely related note, does anyone have a good script (possibly using rsync) for keeping files up-to-date between a desktop and a laptop by way of a central server ?
I'm currently reading "Linux Server Hacks" from O'Reilly, which has a few hacks on various scenarios like yours. Might be worth a look.
Sean