Badblocs too long...

Badblocs too long...

[Patrick Gelin]

Hi,

I suspect bad blocs in my Hard disk, so I try the commande:

e2fsck -c /dev/hdb1 (hdb1 not mounted)

it calls badblocks, but it's very very long... after half a day I've checked
only 1/10 of my hard disk (IDE - 20 Go)

1. Is it normal? 

2. Can I do something else? 

Thanks.
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Re: Badblocs too long...

[Axel Siebenwirth]

Hi Patrick!

On Tue, 20 Jan 2004, Patrick Gelin wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I suspect bad blocs in my Hard disk, so I try the commande:
> 
> e2fsck -c /dev/hdb1 (hdb1 not mounted)
> 
> it calls badblocks, but it's very very long... after half a day I've checked
> only 1/10 of my hard disk (IDE - 20 Go)
> 
> 1. Is it normal? 

Don't know for sure, but I guess that kinda depends on the filesystem
error thats being found?!

> 
> 2. Can I do something else? 

I'd wait for the e2fscking to finish, see whats going on, what kind of problem
turns out with the filesystem and then, in case you get it fixed, 
think about migrating to a journaling filesytem.

But first let it finish the e2fsck even though it takes so long.

Any helpful kernel messages?


Axel



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Re: Badblocs too long...

[chuck gelm net]

Try:

badblocks -v -n /dev/hdb1

HTH, Chuck

Patrick Gelin wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I suspect bad blocs in my Hard disk, so I try the commande:
> 
> e2fsck -c /dev/hdb1 (hdb1 not mounted)
> 
> it calls badblocks, but it's very very long... after half a day I've checked
> only 1/10 of my hard disk (IDE - 20 Go)
> 
> 1. Is it normal?
> 
> 2. Can I do something else?
> 
> Thanks.
> --
> Patrick GELIN
> rue du Beau-Site, 3
> CH-2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds
> Tel: +41 (0)32 / 913 41 48
> Email: patrick.gelin@free.fr
> 
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Re: Badblocs too long...

[Patrick Gelin]

chuck gelm net wrote:

> Try:
> 
> badblocks -v -n /dev/hdb1
> 
I tried, but it asked me a random patern, I don't know what to do, neither
how to leave...

Moreover, man documentation explein it's longer with -n option...

Re: Badblocs too long...

[Patrick Gelin]

Axel Siebenwirth wrote:

>> 2. Can I do something else?
> 
> I'd wait for the e2fscking to finish, see whats going on, what kind of
> problem turns out with the filesystem and then, in case you get it fixed,
> think about migrating to a journaling filesytem.
> 
Firstly, I was using a journaling file system, but I've got same problems...

> But first let it finish the e2fsck even though it takes so long.

Sorry, but I can't wait for one week...
 
> Any helpful kernel messages?

I found nothing, but I don't know what to look for...

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Tel: +41 (0)32 / 913 41 48
Email: patrick.gelin@free.fr

RE: Badblocs too long...

[Carrión Byron]

Please revise your version of e2fsprogs,
The last version is in the http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net (1.34)
fixes a problem with a tight loop in fsck.

Regards

byca





-----Mensaje original-----
De: Patrick Gelin [mailto:patrick.gelin@free.fr] 
Enviado el: Miércoles, 21 de Enero de 2004 12:16
Para: linux-admin@vger.kernel.org
Asunto: Re: Badblocs too long...

chuck gelm net wrote:

> Try:
> 
> badblocks -v -n /dev/hdb1
> 
I tried, but it asked me a random patern, I don't know what to do, neither
how to leave...

Moreover, man documentation explein it's longer with -n option...

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RE: Badblocs too long...

[Patrick Gelin]

Carrión Byron wrote:

> 
> Please revise your version of e2fsprogs,
> The last version is in the http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net (1.34)
> fixes a problem with a tight loop in fsck.

I use Mandrake 9.2, current version for my package e2fsprogs is 1.34
> 
> Regards
> 
> byca
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: Patrick Gelin [mailto:patrick.gelin@free.fr]
> Enviado el: Miércoles, 21 de Enero de 2004 12:16
> Para: linux-admin@vger.kernel.org
> Asunto: Re: Badblocs too long...
> 
> chuck gelm net wrote:
> 
>> Try:
>> 
>> badblocks -v -n /dev/hdb1
>> 
> I tried, but it asked me a random patern, I don't know what to do, neither
> how to leave...
> 
> Moreover, man documentation explein it's longer with -n option...
> 
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Re: Badblocs too long...

[chuck]

Hi, Patrick:

 I tested my badblocks (from E2fsprogs 1.22) on a
Slackware 8.0 distribution using kernel 2.4.19 and when I

 'badblocks -v -n /dev/hdb1'

 the following three lines appear immediately:
Initializing random test data
Checking for bad blocks in non-destructive read-write mode
From block 0 to 8225248

A portion of 'man badblocks' returns:

-n  Use non-destructive read-write  mode.  By default
    only  a  non-destructive  read-only  test  is done.
    This option  must  not  be  combined  with  the  -w
    option, as they are mutually exclusive.

-v  Verbose mode.

 What EXACTLY happens when you do the same?

Perhaps

HTH, Chuck


Patrick Gelin wrote:
> 
> chuck gelm net wrote:
> 
> > Try:
> >
> > badblocks -v -n /dev/hdb1
> >
> I tried, but it asked me a random patern, I don't know what to do, neither
> how to leave...
> 
> Moreover, man documentation explein it's longer with -n option...
> 
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