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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@labs.coraid.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:21:57 -0400
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Subject: Re: [9fans] install filsystem hangs on bad block
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> fossil: diskWriteRaw failed: /dev/sdC0/fossil: score 0x00000000: date ...
>   part=superblock 0: i/o error
> fossil: diskWriteRaw failed: /dev/sdC0/fossil: score 0x00000041: date ...
>   part=label block 65: i/o error
>
> and it hung at 65% installed.  I'll try a different partition.

those scores look funny.  so also to keep in mind, ...

fossil i/o can fail for lots of reasons that don't have
anything to do with the disk.  for example, if its partitions
are set up incorrectly.  (the installer is not infallable.)

it would be good to double-check that your partition
sizes make sense.

- erik