When you install RedHat 7.1 off the RedHat CD's, you can check whether you want to "Check for bad blocks while formatting". If I create my partitions using Disk Druid then click next, I am taking to a screen titled "Choose Partitions to Format". It has a checkbox beside each partition I created such as /dev/hda10 / or /dev/dha1 /boot etc. At the bottom of the screen is a checkbox for "Check for bad blocks while formatting". Is there anyway to specify this option in a ks.cfg file? I have browsed through the mailing list, RedHat 7.1 documentation and the Kickstart Configurator and only found the following: The RedHat Kickstart HOWTO written by Martin Hamilton in Jan 199 has the following in the FAQs/Wish list -- I am hoping something has changed since then....... Q: Does the filesystem creation code check for bad blocks ? A: If you switch to the virtual console where the filesystem creation output is being displayed, you won't see any mention of the 'read-only' test being performed. Looks like the answer is no. Is the answer really no or has something changed since then.....keeping my fingers crossed :) Thanks a bunch! Rebecca
