Re: re-using a damaged disk

[pol <linux_milano@yahoo.it>]

David wrote:
> Andrei Popescu wrote:
>> On Sun, Jan 06, 2008 at 04:04:10PM +0100, pol wrote:
>>> I would like to re-use a physically crashed disk. My guess is that its
>>> surface has been damaged. I would like to re-install debian (or
>>> kubuntu). How is it possible to reformat the disk, without using the
>>> damaged area?
>> 
>> I assume you know what you are doing and all the risks involved, bla bla
>> ..., backup all your data and so on. Try doing a badblock scan.
> 

Which program to scan and discard badblocks (ext3 file system)?

> I don't know what your situation is, but I bought a second hand
> ATA100disc the other day, in good condition, for $5.00.
> Regards,

Hard drives for laptops are far more expensive


thank you 

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Pol