Re: A few things.

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Fri, 20 Dec 1996 19:33:28 +0000 (GMT)


> I have a couple questions... and theyre all kernel related :)
> 1) Is there any plan to inorporate the MAC HFS fs into the kernel source?

It contains non GPL code. While Im sure now of the owners of the various
bits of code mind its legal status isnt perfect. Mayhap people will
clean that up once it works well.

> nortons or what have you... to fix the bad block. then reboot back into
> linux... Is there a way to have linux simply mark bad sectors as it finds
> them? I mean... its not like you're going to get the data that was in the
> block back... might as well just mark the sucker. right?

You might just trash your entire disk doing that. I'd suggest you replace
the disk before you find its all gone

Alan