Re: 2.1.126: Possible bug in fschk/corrupted inode handling

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Mon, 2 Nov 1998 19:04:35 +0000 (GMT)


> > Ideally you want to do a scsi verify - thats in most SCSI bios. That makes
> > the drive itself do a complete check and bad block remap
>
> Uhhh, Always remember low-level Verifies can/will/always
> wipe the data off the disk. So back up first ...

No. SCSI verify does not wipe the disk. SCSI format wipes the disk.

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