--- util/nandwrite.orig	2004-10-24 15:54:40.000000000 +0200
+++ util/nandwrite.c	2004-10-24 15:55:40.000000000 +0200
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@
 	/* Get data from input and write to the device */
 	while (imglen && (mtdoffset < meminfo.size)) {
 		// new eraseblock , check for bad block(s)
-		if (blockstart != (mtdoffset & (~meminfo.erasesize + 1))) {
+		// also retest after skipping a block (or several) to see if that is not a bad one either
+		while (blockstart != (mtdoffset & (~meminfo.erasesize + 1))) {
 			blockstart = mtdoffset & (~meminfo.erasesize + 1);
 			offs = blockstart;
 		        baderaseblock = 0;