From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 29 Aug 2001 16:32:24 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 29 Aug 2001 16:32:14 -0400 Received: from h24-76-184-239.vs.shawcable.net ([24.76.184.239]:31634 "HELO md5.ca") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Wed, 29 Aug 2001 16:32:00 -0400 Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 13:30:39 -0700 From: Pavel Zaitsev To: Samium Gromoff <_deepfire@mail.ru> Cc: barryn@pobox.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [OT] Howl of soul... Message-ID: <20010829133039.A17377@md5.ca> Reply-To: pavel@md5.ca In-Reply-To: <200109260301.f8Q31cq06972@vegae.deep.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.15i In-Reply-To: <200109260301.f8Q31cq06972@vegae.deep.net>; from _deepfire@mail.ru on Wed, Sep 26, 2001 at 03:01:38AM +0000 X-Arbitrary-Number-Of-The-Day: 42 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Samium Gromoff(_deepfire@mail.ru)@Wed, Sep 26, 2001 at 03:01:38AM +0000: > > A low-level format (using IBM DFT) is going to *silently* remap bad > > parts of the disk. It's only going to complain once it's no longer > > possible to remap the bad sectors. So, just because the low-level format > > doesn't complain does not mean that there is no media degradation! My drive has suffered simiar failure. After being fixed or replaced is all fine. No problems and fast access times. If it fails again, I will not buy IBM anymore. One of companies I worked for, wanted to buy a mainframe, but technical staff they were sending us, were might as well been Futureshop/Frys salesment types to help with understanding how loaner worked. Service for rack equipment we ordered at the time was terrible. There were awfully fast, but we had to figure all the stuff ourselves. Sort of like during MITS times, were you put your computer together. Duh. p. -- Research causes cancer in rats. 110461387 http://gpg.md5.ca http://perlpimp.com