Solaris Common Messages and Troubleshooting Guide

EXCESSIVE BAD BLKS I=int CONTINUE?

Cause

During phase 1, fsck(1M) found more than 10 bad (out-of-range) blocks associated with the specified inode number.

Action

With this many bad blocks, it might be preferable to restore the filesystem from backup tapes.

See Also

For more information on bad blocks, see the section on checking filesystem integrity in the System Administration Guide, Volume I. If you are using the AnswerBook, "bad blocks" is a good search string.