🚀 go-pugleaf

Dave Sparks wrote:
> >>>>> "DB" == Dave Beames <dave@beames.demon.co.uk> writes:

>   DB> Today I tried again, and got a block failure again, though this time
>   DB> it didn't wreck anything except the file itself :-)
>
>   DB> It said "Block No 1089826", same as yesterday.
>
>   DB> I want to put this in as a Bad Block, but HDToolBox doesn't care
>   DB> about block numbers, it wants Cylinder, Head, Sector OR Bytes from
>   DB> Index.
>
>   DB> 2nd question: I hate admitting such dismal ignorance, but please,
>   DB> someone, how do I work out the figures that HDToolBox wants?
>
>   DB> FWIW, the mountlist which I keep for emergencies tells me that the
>   DB> drive has 945 blocks per track, 1 surface (eh?).  Does that help?
>
>   DB> 1089826/945 = 1153, which is a feasible track or cyl number for this
>   DB> partition, with remainder 241 -- is that the sector?  Is that how to
>   DB> do it?	What about the other stuff that HDTB wants?

> You'd get more reliable information from HDToolBox itself. 'Change
> Drive Type', 'Edit Old ...' will display Cylinders, Heads and
> Blocks per Track.  Be sure to Cancel this dialog (I'm sure I
> didn't need to tell you that, but someone else may be listening).

I got around to that today :-)
It tells me 15 heads (that's more sensible than 1) and 63 bl/track.

On that basis, am I right in thinking that cylinder 1153 is correct,
but that the remainder of 241 blocks means head 3, sector 52 ?

> Ignore the 'Bytes from Index'.

Thank you :-)

>   DB> Any advice will be very welcome.
>
>  From my own experience, I'd say your drive has but a short time to
> live.	 Unless it's still within its warranty period, you should
> think about finding money for a new one (quickly).

Dave, *don't* say that :-(((
I only bought this bloody thing last May when my *previous* 4Gb drive
died.  What do I have to do to get a drive that stays working?
The first was a Seagate, which lasted about 6 months, this is a Fujitsu.

> How good is your backup/recovery system?

Ahem ... <grin>

My *really* important stuff is safe (?) on SyQuest, but the rest ....

Cheers ... DaveB