From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 18 23:08:55 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA70B16A40F for ; Mon, 18 Dec 2006 23:08:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from q5480035@mailstore.FernUni-Hagen.de) Received: from cl-mailhost.FernUni-Hagen.de (cl-mailhost.fernuni-hagen.de [132.176.114.188]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E2B0E43CBB for ; Mon, 18 Dec 2006 23:08:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from q5480035@mailstore.FernUni-Hagen.de) Received: from mailstore.fernuni-hagen.de ([132.176.114.185]) by cl-mailhost.FernUni-Hagen.de with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1GwRbC-0006ry-IR; Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:08:46 +0100 Received: from [84.150.51.1] (account q5480035 HELO [192.168.178.29]) by mailstore.fernuni-hagen.de (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.2) with ESMTPA id 18288154; Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:08:46 +0100 Message-ID: <4587212D.90901@fernuni-hagen.de> Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:15:57 +0100 From: Marc van Woerkom User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 (X11/20061119) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jerry McAllister References: <4586AE6D.3080704@fernuni-hagen.de> <20061218180934.GA19345@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <20061218180934.GA19345@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-prewhitelist: your reply will pass through without greylisting Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dealing with bad blocks on a hard disc X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 23:08:55 -0000 > This issue has been covered numerous times in this list - usually about > every 4 to 6 weeks it comes up. It is also covered in some FAQs somewhere, > maybe in some of the online magazines. I haven't checked the handbook, > but it wouldn't hurt to have a mention there. > I am sorry for that. I did a quick search on freebsd.org and went through several articles and the handbook. I should have searched the lists as well. > I think there may be some utilities out there that will allow you to > access the disk controller for such things, but I don't know them. > You might check with the disk manufacturer. Some of them have disk > diagnostics, maintenance and recovery tools available. But, you need > to assume that is only going to at best let you rescue some remaining > data after you have already moved to a new drive. > > I do a backup tonight and buy a new hd after christmas. Thanks for all your replies! Regards, Marc