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I think I have this bad block for a year now... the thing is that I would never write much data on this disk. The problem started when the headers actually started to cross over this spot, since I almost filled the disk a couple of times.
I never cared to make a full surface scan using the factory tool from SAMSUNG. Neither cared to do this with fsck. I've always relied on fsck partial checks, and I think when the thing starts going really bad you get warned. Otherwise, you don't.
So, download the factory surface scan app from your HDD website company, and do a full scan. It may take an hour depending how large it is (40 minutes for this 160GB).
One thing for sure is that I will never be buying SAMSUNG hard drives again. I remember someone said to me that they were a "so-so" hard disk brand, and my previous disk was a Seagate Spinpoint in 2004 which I believe it is still kicking ass for someone I sold to. Western Digital made the RMA record for me, counting 3 RMA'ed drives in 2 years. So I stopped buying from them too.
I am gonna buy a Seagate 500GB. However, I am gonna low-level format this problematic drive and see if this bad block can be marked away. At least I can still use it on a spare machine.