Re: Low-level format with Sg drivers

Chris Wedgwood (chris@cybernet.co.nz)
Thu, 15 Apr 1999 07:47:54 +1200


On Wed, Apr 14, 1999 at 06:05:46PM +0200, Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:

> Yes, you can.

How? Sending a SCSI format command to them returns more or less
instantly...

> And it makes sense for bad block remapping. Zip disks deteriorate
> gradually when used heavily.

why is badblocks(8) not sufficient?

-cw

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