Ashis Kumar Mal wrote:
> Recently my RHL-6.0 m/c got crashed due to power failures. Now while
> running fsck /dev/hda5, (after maximal mount count) it complains
> error reading block 70921 (Attempt to read block from filesystem resulted
> in short read) Ignore error(y/n) When I say yes, it boots up normally. There
may be some error which is
> beyond my knowledge. How do I repair the fault ?
You have a bad sector or something like that for sure! You should back up
everything and get a new hard disk. For the time being, go to Linux rescue
mode and run badblocks (badblocks -v -o file /dev/hdax block_count, Re : man
badblocks). This will write the badblock info to the "file". Then run
fsck -l file /dev/hdax
This will prevent the system writing to the bad sectors and so fewer system
crashes. Mind it raising the maximal mount count is not a solution for living
with a damaged hard disk! Don't ever run badblocks with -w option. Read the
man pages first. Don't take my word.
Madhurjya
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