Toralf Lund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I've asked this question before, but I didn't get any useful answers > so I'll try again: > > Is there a proper disk check utility for Red Hat Linux? I'm not > talking about fsck or similar, but something that will exercise the > device at block level and help me uncover hardware errors. (Or > alternatively, prove that the hardware is OK and put the blame on the > file system.)
There's a utility called 'badblocks' included in the e2fsprogs RPM. It includes read-only as well as non-destructive and destructive read/write testing. See 'man badblocks'. So long, Joe -- "I use emacs, which might be thought of as a thermonuclear word processor." -- Neal Stephenson, "In the beginning... was the command line" _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
