Filesystem corruption (was: wiped disk - no longer bootable)

[Volker Wysk]

Zitat von Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com>:

> On Wed, 10 Jul 2019 at 13:56, Volker Wysk <post at volker-wysk.de> wrote:
>>
>> I don't have to skill to do that. The battery has been replaced in the
>> computer shop, where I brought the machine.  I don't know where to look for
>> the battery, or what pins to shortcut...
>
> You are being very inconsistent here.
>
> On the one hand you are insisting that you want an exceedingly complex
> disk configuration that is scaring me, as a jadad professional of over
> 30 years' experience.
>
> Then the next minute you can't change a battery?

I've found the battery now.

I need some time off...  Sorry...  :-((


>> What does "option via usb" mean? The mobo downloading the upgrade  
>> from an USB
>> stick?
>
> Yes, exactly that.
>
> But this is one reason I am suggesting dual-booting with Windows.
>
>> I also don't know the mobo vendor. There is printed "ASUS M5A7BLLE", or
>> something like this, on it. It's hard to read. Is that the vendor and model
>> number?
>
> ASUS is the make.
>
> The rest is the model.
>
> Did you try putting it into Google?
>
> If you did you would have found that it seems to be a typo.
>
> I think you meant
>
> M5A78L LE

Yes, this can be. Like I've told, it's hard to read.

>
> It's here:
>
> https://www.asus.com/us/supportonly/M5A78L%20LE/HelpDesk/
>
> Check your BIOS version, since you have not told us. See what they
> have for download. If it's newer, update it.

In the BIOS screen, in "System Information", under "Bios Information",  
there is: "Version: 1503" and "Build Date: 11/14/12". At the bottom  
there is "v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-20011, American Megbatrends, Inc."

Let me check the link which you've provided (Asus).

>> But could it really be the BIOS, being defective?
>
> Yes.
> BIOSes are software. Software has bugs.

In the BIOS, I have found an "ASUS EZ Flash 2 tool" now. This must be  
that "option via usb". It says "Press ENTER to run the utility to  
select and update BIOS".

I'll dig into that!


Bye