[Sunhelp] defect block

[Fuerst, Robert C. (Chris)]

BTW - verify does not do anything, at least on my system......

format> ?  
Expecting one of the following: (abbreviations ok):
        disk       - select a disk
        type       - select (define) a disk type
        partition  - select (define) a partition table
        current    - describe the current disk
        format     - format and analyze the disk
        repair     - repair a defective sector
        label      - write label to the disk
        analyze    - surface analysis
        defect     - defect list management
        backup     - search for backup labels
        verify     - read and display labels
        save       - save new disk/partition definitions
        inquiry    - show vendor, product and revision
        volname    - set 8-character volume name
        !<cmd>     - execute <cmd>, then return
        quit

format> 
format> verify
 
Primary label contents:

Volume name = <        >
ascii name  = <SUN1.05 cyl 2036 alt 2 hd 14 sec 72>
pcyl        = 2038
ncyl        = 2036
acyl        =    2
nhead       =   14
nsect       =   72
Part      Tag    Flag     Cylinders        Size            Blocks
  0        usr    wm       0 - 1527      752.06MB    (1528/0/0) 1540224
  1       swap    wu    1528 - 2035      250.03MB    (508/0/0)   512064
  2     backup    wm       0 - 2035     1002.09MB    (2036/0/0) 2052288
  3 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)          0
  4 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)          0
  5 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)          0
  6 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)          0
  7 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)          0

format>    




	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Fuerst, Robert C. (Chris) [SMTP:robert.fuerst at sylvania.com]
	Sent:	Wednesday, April 05, 2000 4:59 AM
	To:	'sunhelp at sunhelp.org'
	Subject:	RE: [Sunhelp] defect block

	Whoa - seems you missed some of the first parts.
	How many drives - what are the targets?
	Does probe-scsi work?
	What do you get when you first type #format and then select that
disk?
	Can you do a current, can you do a verify?

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Ana Yuseepi [SMTP:anayuseepi at asia.com]
		Sent:	Wednesday, April 05, 2000 2:34 AM
		To:	sunhelp at sunhelp.org
		Subject:	[Sunhelp] defect block

		hello all, using format, analyze, read, i get the following:
		analyze> read
		Ready to analyze (won't harm SunOS). This takes a long time,

		but is interruptable with CTRL-C. Continue? y^H
		`' is not expected.
		Ready to analyze (won't harm SunOS). This takes a long time,

		but is interruptable with CTRL-C. Continue? y

		        pass 0
		   8/2/0    

		Warning:Cannot access drive, aborting surface analysis.

		what should i do with this? repair? and how do i verify that
this
	sector is really damaged? as i can still boot using this hdd.

		thanks a lot in advance..
		-Ana
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