shaul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Lately I was forced into single user mode while booting because e2fsck had
> discovered some problems with the HD.
> I was able to pass that after e2fsck -c. However, althought the fs is now
> states itself as clean, running e2fsck -f still shows some errors (problems
> ?).
[snip]
> 2) Should I do something about these errors ?
Backup your data _now_.
> 3) I was trying to run badblocks, but failed. Probably becuase I didn't
> supplied badblocks all the parameters it required, such as the block size.
> How
> can I get this information ?
# sfdisk -s /dev/hda1 (or whatever)
What's the warranty on your HD like? Modern IDE drives should only
have a few bad blocks on them, if any. You should definitely backup,
then see if you can return it for a new drive.
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