Re: [PLUG] advice on kernel errors?

[Dan Goodman <Daniel.Goodman@mail.tju.edu>]

<apologies for not top-posting>
Eric Hidle wrote:

> The last time I saw seek complete errors on a drive, it failed completely
> not long thereafter. That is but one datapoint though, so I am not sure how
> helpful that is.
>
> Do you have smartd running? If your drive supports SMART, you can get a
> plethora of information there that might help as well..
> E

Mea culpa, new to these parts, I confess to only rapidly perusing the FAQ, have 
not RTFM. But can anybody comment on whether or not Linux supports bad block 
marking and relocation?

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