How long does it take to reformat a hard drive and do a system recovery?

I have a Satellite 2405-S201 that was infected with a virus. I decided to use the Toshiba recovery discs that came with the computer to reformat the hard drive and restore the system to its original factory status. I started with the recovery process using Disc 1 and it now seems stuck. Its been at least 2 hours since I started and the screen is blank. Occasionally the CD drive spins up but nothing else seems to happen. Any ideas on what I should do next? Should I leave it be and see what happens? Or should I attempt to restart the process? Something else?

When my imac was new in 2002 the drive turned out to be defective. Apple replaced it, but it still took about a week, even with the part in stock at the local (US) Apple Store. I would expect it to take longer these days, when it's an outdated machine and so not one requiring parts they'd likely have in stock.

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How long does it take to get a line installed and ...

hey peeps just wondering if anyone else has hasd the same problems that i have experienced with bt i ordered bt infinity and bt landline mid feb and it has over a month to get a phone line which ican only dial out on and no internet it took 3 weeks to get open reach out to dig up my front garden and pavement cos they didnt have any ducts (what ducts) when i saw the special DUCTS its looked like drain pipe tubing i could have got them that from the local hardware store. i was told every day of one week that i would have 2 engineers out to do the dig and put the line to my house but no one turned up, niow i am told they are having problems porting my number over from virgin so i can only dial out but if you ring the landline it just keeps ringing but there is no noise coming from the phone, its not a new build house its was built in the 70's. i cant beleive a telecoms company can take so long in getting a new customer put onto their so called brilliant system. if anyone experience similar problems and delays from their order can you tell me if you got anything out of bt after they got connected at all
cheers

Hi jellytot,
it really depends on the work required, the amount of engineers available in your area and if any major issues.
I can be a long time to get set up (judging by some of the posts in this forum).
You and I could purchase the cables, ducting etc from our local DIY/Hardware store but as BT is a large company they use agreed suppliers and as you can imagine, complete a lot of paperwork to get these things through (not that this should be an acceptable excuse). As they are tied into a certain supplier, if the supplier runs out it just adds delays that you and I wouldnt face (if it isnt in your local hardware store, we can just go to the next one).
The number port part can be done quickly, a few days i believe, but again judging by some posts can also take an unreasonably long amount of time (if it goes wrong, it really goes wrong, as 2 servcie providers deal through openreach, which again adds delays that really shouldnt be there).
BT do have a compensations/reimbursement scheme in place, and it depends on start date of teh service. If they have a date that they start charging you they in effect just refund you the charges you've paid for a servcie that wasnt provided (so not really compensations, just a refund). If the order hasnt ever had a start date BT probably havent charged you yet and wont offer any compensation. It is always worth asking though.
I am not in area where they are offering a new fibre servcie so my instal only took 4 weeks (even thought he cable was there and they just had to connect a socket in the house, i was with a cable supplier who kept the old line open until the new one was installed so it didnt really have any afffect on me and i was only refunded the time they charged me for where there was no service).
Goodluck with the installation and hope it gets sorted soon for you.

How long does it take for Logic Pro 8 to load on your system?

Hi I just spent a few hours installing Logic on a new laptop and started freaking out because Logic Pro 8 wouldn't load. After I click the application the screen pops up I see it's loading, then the templates appear and I choose one... after that - that's it, nothing's moving I am just staring at the screen, when I nervously opened the Force Quit screen to check status I see it not responding so I closed it from there.
So I tried a few times over and in fact was going to stop the post there but then during last time when I didn't do force quit as I was tying this message Logic Pro opened up with the template ready to go.
So I tried it a few times while always monitoring the status on force quit window. And it seems to be going on the same pattern. Assuming I have a file saved so it doesn't give me templates, ok, after I click Logic Pro I see a freed loading screen with files running then everything disappears for about a minute. During that time if I look in the force quit window it shows Logic Pro as not responding then you can see it goes back and it starts fullscreen and everything is ok.
Meanwhile none of the other apps have that problem, Soundtrack and Waveburner all start up right away.
So I am wondering if anyone else has these slow startup. I don't know, I did download almost all sound DVDs excluding two jam packs, in case it matters, in case that's what takes so long to load.

Nickiz wrote:
There's something wrong with 10.5.2 and Logic 8.0.1....The problem is not to start the program, the problem is to open a project. It takes much longer time then before. It doesn't matter if it's a big project with lot's of audio and instruments or if it's a empty project. I have the same problem on three computers. What is the problem?
Nickiz
Follow komkommer instructions on this link. I suffer the same problem after 5.2. after erasing fonts damaged all is fine and logic opens very fast.. 8 or 10 seconds on macbookpro 2.33
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6700586#6700586

How long does it take to get the result of hands-on-course test?

Hi:
I passed 1Z0-043 and submitted hands-on-course.
How long does it take to get the result? And how long does it take to get the certificate?
Another question:
Is there any place you can search for OCPs?, just to check those people who have fake certificates.
Saad,

S.Nayef wrote:
Hi:
I passed 1Z0-043 and submitted hands-on-course.Congratulations!
How long does it take to get the result? And how long does it take to get the certificate?Submitting hands-on-course should take 2-3 weeks. After that, you'll wait approximately 1 month to get certificatre
Another question:
Is there any place you can search for OCPs?, just to check those people who have fake certificates.NO there's not
>
Saad,

How long does it take to delete all the files in a lost MacBook Pro?

How long does it take to delete all the files in a lost MacBook Pro?

Quite a while since there may be 1/2 million files or more to delete. There is only one quick way, and that is to reformat the drive.

How long does it take to create a recovery disc?

Hi!!!
I have just bought a Toshiba Portege T110.
I tried the first time round and cancelled at disc 4 bec i was out of writeable disc.
Today i am on my 2nd try. I have mgt disc 1-3. When at disc 4~~it says is creating Windon Recovery Environment (64bit) and recording. But the progress bar has been hanging there for the abt 1-2hrs and still not done yet~~
I tried to cancel the program, but it says is recording and advise me not to cancel as it will take a long time.
Can some kind soul advise if this is normal? How long does it takes? If not, what could be the problem?
Thank you in advance!!!

Hi all~~
i have the answer to my question alrdy~~
i accidentatly canceled the copying after waiting over 2 hr on disc 4~~
I restarted the process this morning~~~as i have alrdy done disc 1-3~~i am able to start at disc 4 straight away!!!
Disc 4 took less then 10 mins to complete.
So guys~~ the whole process from disc 1 to 4 takes less than 1 hr.
All the best to you guys!!
And Merry Christmas!!

"How long does it take to do a dist-upgrade on your distro?"

Yesterday there was a question in the USALUG.org "How long does it take to do a dist-upgrade on your distro?"
This question was a good question, so I decide to make the ultimate test. I have a lot of computers standing here around, and remembered that on one of them was have already Archlinux installation. I was right, when I booted, the system check said me, that the system was 253 days not checked anymore. I got so excited that I forgot to check was it one of my 0.7.2 Gimmick or 0.8 Voodoo installations.
The Computer
Dell OptiPlex GX110
[jada@arch-02 ~]$ cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 8
model name : Pentium III (Coppermine)
stepping : 6
cpu MHz : 797.452
cache size : 256 KB
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 2
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat p se36 mmx fxsr sse up
bogomips : 1596.45
clflush size : 32
[jada@arch-02 ~]$
I used the following command for the update
$ time pacman -Syu
The Test
first update pacman
[root@arch-02 jada]# pacman -Syu
warning: current locale is invalid; using default "C" locale
:: Synchronizing package databases...
core 23.8K 80.0K/s 00:00:00 [#####################] 100%
extra 310.5K 292.3K/s 00:00:01 [#####################] 100%
community 341.0K 295.8K/s 00:00:01 [#####################] 100%
:: Starting full system upgrade...
:: Replace mktemp with core/coreutils? [Y/n] y
:: Replace mpg321 with extra/mpg123? [Y/n] y
warning: bind: forcing upgrade to version 9.4.2-1
warning: cpufrequtils: forcing upgrade to version 002-3
warning: dnsutils: forcing upgrade to version 9.4.2-1
warning: flex: forcing upgrade to version 2.5.33-4
warning: opera: forcing upgrade to version 9.25-2
:: pacman has detected a newer version of the "pacman" package.
:: It is recommended that you allow pacman to upgrade itself
:: first, then you can re-run the operation with the newer version.
:: Upgrade pacman first? [Y/n] y
resolving dependencies... done.
looking for inter-conflicts... done.
Targets: libarchive-2.4.11-1 libdownload-1.3-1 pacman-3.1.1-1
Total Package Size: 1.19 MB
Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
:: Retrieving packages from core...
libarchive 314.8K 253.4K/s 00:00:01 [#####################] 100%
libdownload 49.4K 97.9K/s 00:00:01 [#####################] 100%
pacman 855.2K 460.4K/s 00:00:02 [#####################] 100%
checking package integrity... done.
cleaning up... done.
(3/3) checking for file conflicts [#####################] 100%
(1/3) upgrading libarchive [#####################] 100%
(2/3) upgrading libdownload [#####################] 100%
(3/3) upgrading pacman [#####################] 100%
>>> The makepkg.conf syntax has changed, please note the new format
>>> when merging the pacnew file with your old configuration.
>>>
>>> The pacman.conf default file has changed. Please update your
>>> config to use the single mirrorlist, and any additional files
>>> in /etc/pacman.d/ (core, extra, etc.) can be deleted.
>>>
>>> The location of sync DBs has moved from /var/lib/pacman/ to
>>> /var/lib/pacman/sync/ for several reasons. To delete older
>>> DBs, please run pacman -Sc and follow the instructions.
>>> You will also have to run pacman -Sy to refresh the sync DBs.
>>>
>>> abs is no longer included; please install the 'abs' package
>>> to use abs. You may need to edit abs.conf to re-enable repos.
[root@arch-02 jada]#
restart pacman 3.1.1 and update the packages
[root@arch-02 jada]# time pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
core 23.8K 80.3K/s 00:00:00 [#####################] 100%
extra 310.5K 261.1K/s 00:00:01 [#####################] 100%
community 341.0K 302.5K/s 00:00:01 [#####################] 100%
:: Starting full system upgrade...
:: Replace mktemp with core/coreutils? [Y/n] y
:: Replace mpg321 with extra/mpg123? [Y/n] y
warning: bind: forcing upgrade to version 9.4.2-1
warning: cpufrequtils: forcing upgrade to version 002-3
warning: dnsutils: forcing upgrade to version 9.4.2-1
warning: flex: forcing upgrade to version 2.5.33-4
warning: opera: forcing upgrade to version 9.25-2
resolving dependencies...
warning: dependency cycle detected:
warning: bash will be installed before its glibc dependency
warning: dependency cycle detected:
warning: readline will be installed before its glibc dependency
warning: dependency cycle detected:
warning: ncurses will be installed before its glibc dependency
warning: dependency cycle detected:
warning: db will be installed before its coreutils dependency
looking for inter-conflicts...
Remove: mktemp mpg321
Total Removed Size: 0.08 MB
Targets: ncurses-5.6-6 readline-5.2-7 bash-3.2.033-2
kernel-headers-2.6.23.1-2 tzdata-2007k-1 glibc-2.7-7 attr-2.4.39-2
acl-2.2.45-2 cracklib-2.8.10-5 gcc-libs-4.2.3-3 db-4.6.21-2
pam-0.99.9.0-2 shadow-4.0.18.2-2 coreutils-6.10-2 libtool-1.5.26-1
mpg123-1.2.0-1 fontconfig-2.5.0-1 zlib-1.2.3-4 libpng-1.2.24-1
cairo-1.4.14-1 libtasn1-1.3-1 lzo2-2.02-3 libgpg-error-1.6-1
libgcrypt-1.4.0-1.1 opencdk-0.6.6-1 gnutls-2.0.4-1 libcups-1.3.5-1
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gtksourceview2-2.0.2-1 libgnomecups-0.2.3-1 libgnomeprint-2.18.3-1
libgnomeprintui-2.18.2-1 python-2.5.1-5 pygobject-2.14.1-1
pygtk-2.12.1-1 gedit-2.20.4-1 gen-init-cpio-2.6.17-3
gettext-0.17-1 librsvg-2.20.0-1 gimp-2.4.4-1 gkrellm-2.3.1-2
glibmm-2.14.2-1 gmime-2.2.16-1 gnokii-0.6.22-3
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gnome-python-2.20.1-1 gnome-python-desktop-2.20.0-3 guile-1.8.3-1
gnome-games-2.20.3-1 gnome-power-manager-2.20.2-1
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xf86-video-mga-1.9.100-2 xf86-video-nv-2.1.7-1
xf86-video-s3virge-1.9.1-9 xf86-video-savage-2.1.3-2
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wavpack-4.41.0-3 xine-lib-1.1.10-1 xinetd-2.3.14-3
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xorg-xinit-1.0.7-3 xscreensaver-5.04-2 yelp-2.20.0-3
zenity-2.20.1-1
Total Download Size: 743.90 MB
Total Installed Size: 748.87 MB
Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
:: Retrieving packages from core...
ncurses-5.6-6-i686 1738.2K 518.0K/s 00:00:03 [#####################] 100%
readline-5.2-7-i686 271.5K 228.3K/s 00:00:01 [#####################] 100%
bash-3.2.033-2-i686 407.1K 299.1K/s 00:00:01 [#####################] 100%
kernel-headers-2.6.2... 621.6K 376.8K/s 00:00:02 [#####################] 100%
tzdata-2007k-1-i686 610.7K 329.0K/s 00:00:02 [#####################] 100%
xorg-server-1.4.0.90... 7.4M 659.0K/s 00:00:11 [#####################] 100%
xorg-xinit-1.0.7-3-i686 14.4K 56.9K/s 00:00:00 [#####################] 100%
xscreensaver-5.04-2-... 8.0M 655.2K/s 00:00:13 [#####################] 100%
yelp-2.20.0-3-i686 603.4K 356.7K/s 00:00:02 [#####################] 100%
zenity-2.20.1-1-i686 1896.3K 546.6K/s 00:00:03 [#####################] 100%
:: Retrieving packages from community...
freetype1-1.3.1-4 119.9K 129.5K/s 00:00:01 [#####################] 100%
gkrellm-2.3.1-2 724.3K 411.1K/s 00:00:02 [#####################] 100%
xmms-1.2.11-1 1945.1K 557.0K/s 00:00:03 [#####################] 100%
checking package integrity...
(349/349) checking for file conflicts [#####################] 100%
( 1/349) upgrading ncurses [#####################] 100%
( 2/349) upgrading readline [#####################] 100%
( 3/349) upgrading bash [#####################] 100%
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( 5/349) upgrading tzdata [#####################] 100%
( 6/349) upgrading glibc [#####################] 100%
(340/349) installing wavpack [#####################] 100%
(341/349) upgrading xine-lib [#####################] 100%
(342/349) upgrading xinetd [#####################] 100%
(343/349) upgrading xkeyboard-config [#####################] 100%
(344/349) upgrading xmms [#####################] 100%
(345/349) upgrading xorg-server [#####################] 100%
:: Could not detect nvidia-utils on system
:: Will attempt to use built-in libwfb
(346/349) upgrading xorg-xinit [#####################] 100%
(347/349) upgrading xscreensaver [#####################] 100%
(348/349) upgrading yelp [#####################] 100%
(349/349) upgrading zenity [#####################] 100%
real 56m46.062s
user 4m25.013s
sys 1m46.520s
[root@arch-02 jada]#
And for your tread question.
How long does it take to do a dist-upgrade on your distro?
one hour
real 56m46.062s
user 4m25.013s
sys 1m46.520s
After reboot the system loads all new applications with out any problem. Later I replaced the intel-video driver "xf86-video-i810 1.7.4-6" with the driver xf86-video-intel 2.2.0-2. No problems at all.
Archlinux rocks

JaDa wrote:Archlinux rocks
definitely. By contrast, here's a regular upgrade on my debian box -- out of the blue it's having some problem with one of the packages, and it's turning into a regular recursive nightmare.
root@moe:~ # apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies.
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.
root@moe:~ # apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies...Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
exim4-base exim4-daemon-light
Suggested packages:
exim4-doc-html exim4-doc-info eximon4 libmail-spf-query-perl
The following packages will be upgraded:
exim4-base exim4-daemon-light
2 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 64 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/1391kB of archives.
After unpacking 8192B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
Preconfiguring packages ...
dpkg: exim4-daemon-light: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you request:
exim4 depends on exim4-daemon-light | exim4-daemon-heavy | exim4-daemon-custom; however:
Package exim4-daemon-light is to be removed.
Package exim4-daemon-heavy is not installed.
Package exim4-daemon-custom is not installed.
dpkg: error processing exim4-daemon-light (--remove):
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reinstall it before attempting a removal.
Errors were encountered while processing:
exim4-daemon-light
[ Rootkit Hunter version 1.3.0 ]
File updated: searched for 152 files, found 131
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
root@moe:~ # apt-get install exim4-daemon-light
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies.
exim4-daemon-light: Depends: exim4-base (>= 4.69) but 4.68-2 is to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
root@moe:~ #
It's so "delicate" and temperamental compared to the no-nonsense, straightforward approach of Arch. If one little thing is off, the entire system has a hissy-fit and won't do anything until you hunt the internet high and low searching for a solution, encountering all the debian hawks along the way who are ready to rip your head off at the first suggestion that debian isn't directly from god and could have a problem. Imo, Arch is the best linx distro hands down. Nothing else even comes close.

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