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From: cmf851@anu.oz.au (Albert Langer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Mapping abs sector numbers to files
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Date: 14 Jun 91 18:18:49 GMT
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In article <1055@dumbcat.sf.ca.us> marc@dumbcat.sf.ca.us (Marco S Hyman) writes:

>That is exactly what I did.  The surprising part is that the manufacturer
>defect list is empty on both disks and that the 386/ix format/scan (or does it
>use the AHA 1452 format/scan?) has never found an error.  I entered the ones
>that I noted on a manual log, though.  We'll see how long this lasts.  It
>seems I have to do this every 6 months or so.

Sorry if I have misunderstood this thread. My understanding is that
SCSI drives normally map out bad sectors themselves and neither report
defects to the operating system nor make use of a manufacturer's defect
list. If that is wrong, somebody please tell me. If it is right then
the discussion seems pointless unless I have misunderstood it.

(I am assuming that AHA 1452 is a typo for AHA 1542 SCSI host adaptor).

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