cdowns wrote:
> Bruce Dawson wrote:
>
> > You can use /sbin/badblocks or fsck -c.
> >
> > Matt Herbert wrote:
> > > Anybody know how one would check a disk for bad blocks in linux?
> > > I think one of my hard drives is going bad, but fsck returns an
> > > all clean on it. The problem I am having is trying to copy a
> > > largish (90 meg) file. About half way through (always at the same
> > > spot) the cp dies with an "Input/Output" error. I've tried copying
> > > it to different disks, so I know its not the destination disk.
> > > Any clues?
> >
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> use: fsck /dev/hdaX X being you root partition ( or the partition
> in need of attention ), if you are not sure of the partition address,
> type at the console ( dh -h ) then you can run the fsck. then answer
> the little questions as you go.....
>
> good luck, and if it gets really bad use e2fsck -b <block address >
>
> chris
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