[Gllug] bootable cd testing

[SteveC]

* Andy Farnsworth (farnsaw at stonedoor.com) wrote:
> For testing of the speed of the hard drive, use hdparm.  To check for bad

I want to stress test it, ala MemTest86, but for the hdd. Not benchmark 
it...

> blocks use the badblocks command (RTFMp).

RTFM? Sorry, I thought this was a discussion list...

> Andy Farnsworth
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gllug-admin at linux.co.uk [mailto:gllug-admin at linux.co.uk]On Behalf
> > Of SteveC
> > Sent: June 03 2003 13:04
> > To: gllug at linux.co.uk
> > Subject: [Gllug] bootable cd testing
> >
> >
> > I need a bootable cd that'll stress test a harddrive, and do
> > diagnostics... So I'm gonna give FIRE http://fire.dmzs.com/?section=main
> > and knoppix a try.. does anyone recommend any other tools, and
> > specifically any way to test a HDD other than 'cat /dev/urandom >
> > /dev/hda' ?
> >
> > I'd also like to see if there are any bad blocks on the drive... how can
> > I do that?
> >
> > cheers,
> >
> > have fun,
> >
> > SteveC steve at fractalus.com http://www.fractalus.com/steve/
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have fun,

SteveC steve at fractalus.com http://www.fractalus.com/steve/


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