foo# mke2fs -c -c -v /dev/sdi1
mke2fs 1.38 (30-Jun-2005)
Filesystem label=
OS type: Linux
Block size=4096 (log=2)
Fragment size=4096 (log=2)
500960 inodes, 1001468 blocks
50073 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user
First data block=0
Maximum filesystem blocks=1027604480
31 block groups
32768 blocks per group, 32768 fragments per group
16160 inodes per group
Superblock backups stored on blocks:
        32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736

Running command: badblocks -b 4096 -s -w /dev/sdi1 1001468
Testing with pattern 0xaa: done                        468
badblocks: Input/output error during ext2fs_sync_device
Reading and comparing: done                        468
Testing with pattern 0x55: done                        468
badblocks: Input/output error during ext2fs_sync_device
Reading and comparing: done                        468
Testing with pattern 0xff: done                        468
badblocks: Input/output error during ext2fs_sync_device
Reading and comparing: done                        468
Testing with pattern 0x00: done                        468
badblocks: Input/output error during ext2fs_sync_device
Reading and comparing: done                        468
Block 0 in primary superblock/group descriptor area bad.
Blocks 0 through 2 must be good in order to build a filesystem.
Aborting....