On Wed, 2004-12-29 at 20:37 -0500, H. S. wrote: > Apparently, _Ron Johnson_, on 29/12/04 19:36,typed: > > > > > > > Yes, you could try formatting it with ext2, for example, to see > > what happens. > > > > "mkfs -c" would help with that. > > > Here is what I got: > #------------------------------------------------------ > # mkfs -c /dev/sda > mke2fs 1.35 (28-Feb-2004) > /dev/sda is entire device, not just one partition! > Proceed anyway? (y,n) y > Filesystem label= > OS type: Linux > Block size=1024 (log=0) > Fragment size=1024 (log=0) > 62992 inodes, 251904 blocks > 12595 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user > First data block=1 > 31 block groups > 8192 blocks per group, 8192 fragments per group > 2032 inodes per group > Superblock backups stored on blocks: > 8193, 24577, 40961, 57345, 73729, 204801, 221185 > > Checking for bad blocks (read-only test): done > Writing inode tables: done > Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done > > This filesystem will be automatically checked every 38 mounts or > 180 days, whichever comes first. Use tune2fs -c or -i to override. > #------------------------------------------------------ > > Looks like all is fine or am I missing something?
Looks fine to me. A hard drive that I tried this on the other day, and there were lots of errors. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. "Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country." Marion Barry
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