Re: [Hampshire] [OT Tech] Testing HDD Partitioned as an LVM with badblocks (?) or other program

Author: Chris Dennis
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] [OT Tech] Testing HDD Partitioned as an LVM with badblocks (?) or other program

hantslug@??? wrote:
> Advice, please! Ideally, I would like a non-destructive test for an HDD
> partitioned as an LVM. Badblocks refuses to run (no partitions found), so
> what next? (Other than hitting the **** HDD with a large hammer.)
>
> TIA
> Lisi
>

How about smartctl (part of the smartmontools package from
http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/), which is included in Knoppix etc.

cheers

Chris
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Chris Dennis                                  cgdennis@???
Fordingbridge, Hampshire, UK

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