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baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:
> Message from Steven
> ===================
>   
> > it gives me an error message of
> > mke2fs: bad blocks count - /dev/hda1
> >     
>
> "bad blocks" is bad news.  It usually
> indicates bad hardware.  Are you sure
> the HD is OK? 
>   
> If your HD has a bad section, it may be possible
> to use fdisk to adjust your partition start/end 
> to avoid the bad section.  
>
> Cheers,
> Steven
>   

Ok, so it seems really likely that the HD is in bad shape (it is 12 
years old), but how would I get to know which blocks were bad? (Besides 
trial and error).