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Date: Sun, 2 Jun 1996 17:03:24 -0600 (MDT)
From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
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Subject: Bad block
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FreeBSD just reported a bad block in my /var partition. However, the
message did not say whether the block had been mapped out or if
any further maintenance is needed. What does FreeBSD do when it detects
a bad block on an IDE drive? What should I do (other than consider
replacing the drive)?

--Brett