have you tried with an hex editor?
On 9/2/06, Charles Schultz <sacrophyte_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> That does not help much. If it is undocumented and you do not tell me how
> to use it, I am kinda stuck at square one, nu? =)
>
>
> On 9/2/06, LS Cheng < exriscer_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > hi
> >
> > you can use bbed, its an undocumentated executable though
> >
> >
> > On 9/2/06, Charles Schultz <sacrophyte_at_gmail.com > wrote:
> > >
> > > Funny topic, eh? I am practicing backup and recovery procedures and
> > > finding that recovery is quite easy since I never have corrupted blocks to
> > > worry about. So, how do I practice for a "worse case" scenarios? Are there
> > > white papers out there that go over this kind of stuff? I found several
> > > "Best Practices" in metalink (look Mladen, not plural), but that is not
> > > exactly what I am looking for as they tell you how to fix the problem, not
> > > make the problem. I have tried overwriting the binary files, but being
> > > simpled-minded I was using vi. I thought about using the unix dd utility -
> > > unfortuantely I do not have enough experience to be surgical (easy to mess
> > > up the first few blocks, but what about the middle?). Can I use the same
> > > method to isolate corruption to various parts of the database (ie, database
> > > files, redo logs or rman backups)?
> > >
> > > I have a gut feeling that someone has already documented this, so if
> > > this is the case, please point me there.
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > PS - I have been practicing on 9iR2. Yet anything above 9iR1 would be
> > > fine.
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Charles Schultz
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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>
> Charles Schultz
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