Update: based on the description and screenshot at http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2010/09/21/benchmark-how-to-know-your- hard-disk-speed/ it appears that if you do ask to proceed with a write- only check, if it then notices that there is a partition table, it refuses to do the write test. So at least users aren't at risk, but it would be much more helpful if this policy was clarified on the page, and this information was given as soon as the user clicks on the initial write-test button.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-disk-utility in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/728525 Title: benchmark window is not descriptive enough Status in “gnome-disk-utility” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: gnome-disk-utility This is a bug about Benchmark utility in gnome-dick-utility. There is no warning / info if read / write tests are destructive or safe to be used on a live system. Green lines and dots at the bottom are confusing to the user and don't tell the user what they mean. Also , It would be awesome if there was some way that this info could be sent back to some database at ubuntu and users can see and compare what other users are getting.. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: gnome-disk-utility 2.30.1-2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-27.48-generic 2.6.35.11 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-27-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Mar 3 21:43:45 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007) ProcEnviron: LANG=en_IN SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-disk-utility To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-disk-utility/+bug/728525/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
