>running Kali on a dying 1TB Toshiba HDD
>fsck says "clean"
>smartctl test PASSED
>meanwhile 2,326+ bad sectors and increasing in real time
>Disk Utility keeps saying “Disk is OK”
>moved everything to SSD just in case
>Linux says “everything’s fine”
>it’s not

MF Kali is literally gaslighting me

Seems fine. Relax.

>>106161924 (OP)
>running OS on a hard drive

just stop using computers, man

>>106161924 (OP)
please get an NVME for your sanity

>>106161924 (OP)
Saar if Kali saying it is ok next step is SFC /SCANNOW to make the needful checks

>>106161942
>>106161951
>umm you should buy product

>kali
le epic hackerman

>>106161924 (OP)
Ok is what smart check on your hdd smart reporting. Maybe you should ask retarded vendor of you drive who wrote shitty firmware that passes smart check on obliviously dying drive?

>>106161924 (OP)
>2327 bad sectors
>reports OK
That drive is literally me.

>>106161924 (OP)
So sory Sir! You call It bloat, we gorgeous Brahmins call it innovations Sir!

>kali
first problem
>toshiba hdd
second problem

>1TB HDD in 2025
just fucking back up the data and get something new, retard

>>106161924 (OP)
4chan isn't got 12 year olds

>>106162685
But then I'd have nothing to complain about.

>>106162230
>Hello, sir or madam, welcome to technical support! This is Rajesh, your friendly helper, ready to fix your computer faster than you can say chicken tikka masala! Oh, you are having system troubles? No problem at all, sir, we will sort this out in no time! You are using Kali Linux, yes? Very powerful, very hacker-like system, I like it! Let’s run the SFC /SCANNOW command to fix your system files, okay? Trust Rajesh, this will make your Kali Linux shine like Diwali lights!
>Alright, sir, please listen carefully. First, you must open your terminal – you know, the black box where you type all the fancy commands? Yes, yes, very good! Now, in the terminal, type exactly this: sfc /scannow. Make sure you type it just like that, with the slash, okay? This command will scan all your system files in Kali Linux and repair anything that’s gone kaput, like magic!
>Now, sir, press Enter, and it will start checking. You might see it saying it’s scanning or fixing files – don’t worry, it’s doing its job! It’s like giving your computer a nice masala chai to calm it down. If it asks for sudo, just type sudo sfc /scannow and enter your password, okay? Should take a few minutes, depending on how spicy your system is!
>Once it’s done, sir, it will tell you if it found any problems or fixed them. If you still have issues, please tell Rajesh, and I will guide you with more commands, like a tech support guru! What do you see on your screen now, sir? Is SFC /SCANNOW running, or do you need me to repeat the steps? Let’s make your Kali Linux dance like a Bollywood hero!
lulz

>>106162262
It used to be quite practical, because you dropped into root on the live USB. That was really great if you were e.g. the sys-admin of some SOHO company.
Unintended use-case, possibly.

Anyhow, I just use LMDE as my go-to live USB now.