Messages in this thread | | | Date | 08 Jul 1997 21:11:17 +0200 | From | Frohwalt Egerer <> | Subject | Re: ext2 errors |
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tytso@MIT.EDU (Theodore Y. Ts'o) writes:
> If the errors show up randomly, it could be an issue with the interface; > if they're consistant, the drive is toast.
Not always. I have seen an unterminated SCSI bus to produce consistent errors on the same block number. Seemingly the block contained some quite 'reflection inducing' bit pattern. Morale: Always double check on another computer, before you scrap a 'defect' drive.
Froh
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