> > > I had one RD54 in my VS2000. It developed some bad blocks and VMS refused
> > > to startup and the disk made all sorts of weird noises. Then I just did a
> > > format of the disk in the console, (T ??). And now it works just fine with
> > > NetBSD.
> > > 
> > 
> > Now how do you do that on a uVax-II?
> 
> I am lucky enough to have access to a TK-50 -tape that includes a
> "customer disk drive formatter" from Digital.. that is what i use..
> 
> I have also formatted rd53:s and 54:s that had bad blocks, and got them
> working under netbsd in a MVII. If i have understood the situation
> correctly, the badblock management at this level is handled by the
> intelligent drive interface, rather than the operating system, and that
> the OS only has to deal with blocks that go bad AFTER the last drive
> formatting..
> 
> Am i right or just lucky that i haven't happened to use any of the bad
> blocks yet?

You are right. :-)
(Or I don't know either...)

	Johnny

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