Re: [Hampshire] badblocks -w error?

On 02/07/2008, john lewis <johnlewis@???> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 17:19:03 +0100
> "Clive Woodfine" <clivewoodfine@???> wrote:
>
> > On 02/07/2008, Lisi <hantslug@???> wrote:
> > > On Wednesday 02 July 2008 13:08:20 Vic wrote:
> >
> > > That was my first thought after the first weird text appeared.
> > > But I don't think that I was anywhere near it the second time.
> > > Tho' as I write that, I realise that it might have been someone
> > > else. Not likely, but possible.
> >
> > The cat?
>
>
> Since I made a space on my desk big enough to put a foam cushion
> (approx 18" square) on, our cat has ceased walking all over my
> keyboard looking for attention, instead she curls up on the cushion
> and goes to sleep ;-)




It could be that it badblocks has finished and bash is trying to display a
coloured prompt and your terminal doesn't understand / isn't iterpreting the
escape sequence, just printing it.

Jim