According to bert hubert:
> If you have a bad block on a modern disk it is time for an instant
> backup-and-replace. The concept of a 'bad bit' on a disk is pretty
> much dead.
What he said. I wouldn't bother putting a lot of intelligence into
handling of bad blocks; trying to keep a failing disk alive is false
economy of the worst kind.
--
Chip Salzenberg - a.k.a. - <chip@valinux.com>
"I wanted to play hopscotch with the impenetrable mystery of existence,
but he stepped in a wormhole and had to go in early." // MST3K
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