From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 7 22:48:22 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B295A15; Fri, 7 Dec 2012 22:48:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com) Received: from mx1.fisglobal.com (mx1.fisglobal.com [199.200.24.190]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5881C8FC16; Fri, 7 Dec 2012 22:48:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.fisglobal.com ([10.132.206.16]) by ltcfislmsgpa01.fnfis.com (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id qB7MmLHG027956 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT); Fri, 7 Dec 2012 16:48:21 -0600 Received: from [10.0.0.102] (10.14.152.61) by smtp.fisglobal.com (10.132.206.16) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.2.309.2; Fri, 7 Dec 2012 16:48:20 -0600 Subject: Re: 9.1-RC3 LiveCD missing features MIME-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1283) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" From: Devin Teske In-Reply-To: <056EC955-F338-43FB-A44B-F4B7E49BD73F@fisglobal.com> Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2012 14:48:18 -0800 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-ID: <8326C77A-A599-4EAC-9E53-A15360CCA09A@fisglobal.com> References: <50C26999.6090802@gmail.com> <056EC955-F338-43FB-A44B-F4B7E49BD73F@fisglobal.com> To: Devin Teske X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1283) X-Originating-IP: [10.14.152.61] X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.9.8185, 1.0.431, 0.0.0000 definitions=2012-12-07_04:2012-12-07,2012-12-07,1970-01-01 signatures=0 Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Chuck Burns , CeDeROM X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list Reply-To: Devin Teske List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2012 22:48:22 -0000 On Dec 7, 2012, at 2:39 PM, Devin Teske wrote: >=20 > On Dec 7, 2012, at 2:30 PM, CeDeROM wrote: >=20 >> Hello Chuck :-) >>=20 >> DD cannot perform non-destructive test.. unless I do dd if=3D/dev/ada0s2a >> of=3D/dev/ada0s2a :-) Do you think drives are now smart enough to remap >> badblocks this way? What is the probability that there are no badblocks = or >> badblocks are not detected this way? >>=20 >=20 > SpinRite is one way to find/correct bad blocks non-destructively (it will= even do its best to resurrect data from bad blocks using intense heuristic= analysis). >=20 > NOTE: SpinRite is not free (see grc.com) >=20 > Also, maybe I should mention my own LiveCD/Rescue disc (which does have t= he badblocks program you're looking for): >=20 > FreeBSD-9.0_Druid-1.0b60.iso > or > FreeBSD-8.3_Druid-1.0b60.iso >=20 > (the former for 9.x and the latter for 8.x). >=20 D'Oh, actually.. I don't have badblocks =85 just badsect (different program= s with different purposes). --=20 Devin >=20 >=20 >> Which pattern is better for format 0x00 or 0xFF or one after another or >> dont care? I think badblocks is quite useful in this case even in >> destructive mode.. >>=20 >> Btw. I have moved discussion to freebsd-stable , sorry for a mess :-) >>=20 >> Best regards :-) >> Tomek >>=20 >> -- >> CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, http://www.tomek.cedro.info >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.or= g" >=20 > _____________ > The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confident= ial. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message = and all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any = manner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be awa= re that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and rev= iew by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidentia= l. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message an= d all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any ma= nner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware= that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and revie= w by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you.