[Techtalk] Hard disk FUBAR?

[Ricky Buchanan]

Rudy L. Zijlstra wrote:
> Ricky Buchanan wrote:
> >hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error }
> >hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=762623, 
> >sector=762623end_request: I/O error, dev hda, sector 762623
> >E: Read error - read (5 Input/output error)
> I think the following link says all:
> http://icarus.cc.uic.edu/~aciani1/sector_blues.html

Thanks Rudy, that was really useful.  As was the multicd program you
pointed me at - exactly what I wanted.


Best Wishes,
Ricky
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