From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Patrick Gelin <patrick.gelin@free.fr>
Subject: Re: Badblocs too long...
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 18:15:38 +0100
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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...