[linux-help] Re: disk surface problems?

[Jonathan Hall <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

yes, the -c switch also works for mkfs... it simply runs badblocks.


On Sun, Feb 20, 2000 at 04:43:44AM +0000, phrostie wrote:
> mkswap has a switch -c that tells it to check for bad
> blocks.
> 
> i've been having trouble too.
> 
> remember to do a swapoff <device>
> then swapon <device> when your done.
> 
> 
> j m wagle wrote:
> > 
> > Thank you, badblocks works like a champ.
> > Now... (sorry, one more question), how do I access my 'swap' space?
> > I do a 'df' and display my /dev/hda## (where ## = 05 to 11), but my
> > 'swap' is not shown.  (sorry if this is not the way to pose the
> > question, but I think that the swap space is were my 'bad block'
> > is).
> >
> > 
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> Oh I've slipped the surly bonds of dos
> and danced the skies on LINUX silvered wings.
> http://www.cottagesoft.com/~phrostie/cad-tastrafy
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