Joel CARNAT wrote:
> I see the following errors in dmesg:
>
> wd0: (uncorrectable data error)
> wd0a: error reading fsbn 2189695 of 2189664-2189695 (wd0 bn 2189695; cn
> 2172 tn 5 sn 4), retrying
> wd0: (uncorrectable data error)
> wd0a: error reading fsbn 2189695 of 2189664-2189695 (wd0 bn 2189695; cn
> 2172 tn 5 sn 4)wd0: (uncorrectable data error)
>
> are they hardware or software error ?
> that is, must I replace the hard-drive or should I only reformat the disk
> and mkfs ?
>
> is there any fsck-like command that would mark bad sectors so that there
> are not used by the system (with or without reformatting) ?
>
> TIA,
>    Jo
>
>
>   
Thats a Hardware error. I recommend you to use a new Disk drive.