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Joel wrote:
>
> When I start my computer, it starts "init" or whatever, 
> then checks the disk. 

That's probably e2fsck.

> It says 0.5% contiguous. 

It probably says:  (0.5% non-contiguous)

> I'm assuming that this just means that the drive is 
> 0.5% full. 

It means 99.5% of your files are stored on contiguous 
sectors (i.e. the most efficient way).  Or, using DOS 
terminology, 0.5% of your files are fragmented.

To find out how full the HD is do:  df

> before installing linux, I had many bad sectors. 

Bad sectors are always a cause for concern.  Apparently 
your Linux appears to be working OK at the moment, but 
I strongly recommend you to keep backups of important 
files.

Cheers,
Steven

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