On Mon, July 16, 2007 2:36 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Sat, Jul 14, 2007 at 01:07:21PM -0700, Lan Barnes spake thusly: >> Until then, repeated re-recording seems to be the way to go. > > I think repeated re-recording of data onto newer and newer technologies > will always be the way to go. I currently store everything on hard drives > and every couple of years move it along. > >> No remarks on whether disabling smartd is valid or whistling dixie? > > I would advise against disabling smartd in general. I have had good luck > with it and it has correctly warned me of failing drives. I have not heard > of any cases where it cried wolf incorrectly but that doesn't mean it > hasn't happened. Can you do a badblocks scan or use some other tool to > test the drives? >
Probably should. Can you recommend the tests I should run? Remember, this isn't my area. (Sometimes I wonder if I have an area :-( ) -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
