Very Computer

hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=6703451,
sector=98972
end_request: I/O error, dev 03:07 (hda), sector 98972
hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest
Error }
hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=6710665,
sector=106186

I checked to see which partition these come from:

~> /sbin/fdisk -lu /dev/hda
       Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
    /dev/hda1            63     40319     20128+  83  Linux
    /dev/hda2         40320   7814015   3886848    5  Extended
    /dev/hda5         40383   3322367   1640992+  83  Linux
    /dev/hda6       3322431   6604415   1640992+  83  Linux
    /dev/hda7       6604479   7136639    266080+  83  Linux
    /dev/hda8       7136703   7668863    266080+  83  Linux
    /dev/hda9       7668927   7805951     68512+  82  Linux swap

and it looks like /dev/hda7 is the problematic area (I know I have to
replace the entire HDD, but until I buy it I would like to see what I
can do to keep the system running).

/dev/hda7 was mounted on /var, so I moved /var to somewhere else,
unmounted /dev/hda7 and did:

~> /sbin/e2fsck -pc /dev/hda7
/dev/hda7: 17025/66528 files (5.5% non-contiguous), 127766/266080
blocks

I expected to be prompted by e2fsck to fix errors, or at least
*report* some errors. Instead, it displayed a single line, which I
interpret as "everything is OK". What am I missing here?

I also tried:

~> /sbin/badblocks /dev/hda7 266080
56664

56664 is the only output from badblocks, which I interpret as block
#56664 from the start of /dev/hda7. (am I correct?)

Can someone please explain why this discrapency and what am I missing?

Many thanks in advance,
L.L.

I followed up to this in another group.

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