Problem with linux

[Christoph]

> Does fsck in auto mode (boot) check for bad blocks on ALL partitions if it
> checks any for physical damage?
>

Nope, that would be the responsability of /sbin/badblocks.  On SUN systems,
it's typically safe to run format->analyze->read to scan the partitions
and try to reproduce SCSI errors...

I wonder if it's safe to run badblocks on the swap partition on a live system.



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