On 10/26/2012 05:33 PM, Reindl Harald wrote:
Am 27.10.2012 01:29, schrieb Steven Stern:
> Device: /dev/sda [SAT], 8 Offline uncorrectable sectors
> Smartctl tells me the problem is at LBA 2014551336 (this is a 2TB disk)
sounds bad
> Here's the question: If I just reformat and restore /home from a
> recent backup, will the disk automatically deal with the sectors
> pending reallocation?
REALLY: throw away the disk and do not restore backups to it
be thankful that you got warned instead lsoe the disk
from one moment to another and replace it
+1
Erase the disk thoroughly (using hdparm) and send it for warranty
repair/replace if still under warranty.