On 09 Apr 2005 11:14:24 -0400, in sentex.lists.freebsd.questions you
wrote:
>Paulo Roberto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> I read the newfs man page but I couldn't find anything related to bad
>> block checking. Is there a tool for doing it?
>
>Modern disks handle bad blocks internally, so they are not visible to
>the operating system (until the disk is almost dead, anyway). There
>are usually manufacturer tools for looking at it more closely, but by
>and large, if you know you have bad blocks, it's time to get a new
>disk. There is a FAQ entry on this, with considerably more
>information.
Also if you are using 5.x, see the port
/usr/ports/sysutils/smartmontools/
It can give you all sorts of info about your hard drive
---Mike
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