Re: Rewrite a drive with DD (was: What to do when a root file system cannot be repaired?)

>> On Mar 26, 2016, at 8:30 PM, Michael wrote: >> >> OK, now for a switch: a DD question. >> >> I was able to read the entire drive (cat /dev/rdisk0 > /dev/null) without >> error. >> So, I want to try a "write each sector back in place", to see if the drive >> is still

Re: Rewrite a drive with DD (was: What to do when a root file system cannot be repaired?)

Alright; how do you read smart data from the command line? NB: I have smartmontools installed, dated 2011-10-20 r3458 ... yea, 5 years old ... I use it to monitor disk drive temp in the logs. Keep in mind: When I tried booting up to the gui, I got to some windows being opened, and just being