cermak@romulus.rutgers.edu (Rob Trott Cermak) (04/17/91)
This message is a call for help from the Department of Meteorology at Rutgers University. We have a 3B2 machine that encountering some disk drive errors, specifically bad blocks. The hdlogger shows us that there are particularly two bad blocks with others shown around it. We wish to fix the problem but the documentation does give sufficient information. The 3B2 machine running UNIX only has one drive. Documentation in the system adm. manual only shows how to re-format a second drive in /etc/fmthard. If someone is willing to talk with the professor in charge, please send e-mail to cermak@remus.rutgers.edu with name and phone number to contact. This system is a critical system in our department, we appreciate any help send this way! Rob Cermak Dr. Reiss (Unix Admin) cermak@remus.rutgers.edu Rutgers University Rutgers University (908) 932-9841
woods@eci386.uucp (Greg A. Woods) (04/23/91)
[ Followup's finally to comp.sys.att! ] In article <Apr.17.11.08.20.1991.20203@romulus.rutgers.edu> cermak@romulus.rutgers.edu (Rob Trott Cermak) writes: > We have a 3B2 machine that encountering some disk drive errors, specifically > bad blocks. The hdlogger shows us that there are particularly two bad > blocks with others shown around it. We wish to fix the problem but the > documentation does give sufficient information. You'll find more pertinent information in either the Administrator's Guide, or in the Owner/Operator's Manual, and in the manual page for hdefix(1m) [I think that's the correct spelling -- check the Permuted Index or the "See Also" section of the hdelogger(1m) manual page]. Hdefix is the command you must run to permanently mark the given sectors as bad. (How can anyone say the 3B2 documentation doesn't give sufficient information. I've never seen so many manuals for a system!) > The 3B2 machine running UNIX only has one drive. Documentation in > the system adm. manual only shows how to re-format a second drive in > /etc/fmthard. /etc/fmthard does not format disks, but rather only lays down a new VTOC (Volume Table Of Contents). To re-format a drive you need either the devtools disk, or the (newer) idtools diskette. -- Greg A. Woods woods@{eci386,gate,robohack,ontmoh,tmsoft}.UUCP ECI and UniForum Canada +1-416-443-1734 [h] +1-416-595-5425 [w] VE3TCP Toronto, Ontario CANADA Political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible-ORWELL