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From: jackv@turnkey.tcc.com (Jack F. Vogel)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: Problems with hanging diskdrive in ISC 2.2
Message-ID: <1990Aug20.153831.13556@turnkey.tcc.com>
Date: 20 Aug 90 15:38:31 GMT
References: <0NIIJ1@eismond.uucp>
Reply-To: jackv@turnkey.TCC.COM (Jack F. Vogel)
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Organization: Turnkey Computer Consultants, Westchester, CA
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In article <0NIIJ1@eismond.uucp> oscar@eismond.uucp (Carsten Tschach) writes:
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>have you ever try to write some stuff with 'dd' to a not formated disk ?

[ ... stuff about getting an unkillable process emitting lots of errors...]

>Does anyone have a solution for this problem ?
 
Yes, DON'T DO THAT :-} :-}!

Sorry, but support types just LOVE to be able to say that from time to time.

Disclaimer: IMHO only, not LCC's.

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