[CALUG] Checking for failing hdd

[James Ewing Cottrell 3rd]

Don't forget the badblocks utility. I seem to remember running it with 
the "-svn" (mnemonic: abbreviation of "subversion) options. You can also 
specify the number of blocks to read and/or a range. RTFM for details.

I have never used the S.M.A.R.T. stuff, but it is probably your best bet.

JIM

Keith wrote:

>Curious about the best way to see if a hard drive is failing in Linux. Been
>using Ubuntu as a sort of media center computer to watch old tv shows i
>download from the net on my tv and Azureus started giving CRC errors this
>week. Do this all the time at work with Windows systems and am familiar with
>what ChkDsk returns that would indicate a failing drive. I saw the fsck
>command, but wasn't sure what I should be looking for. Normally I'd just
>experiment and find out how it works, but the data I have on the drive is
>fairly important to me so I don't want to mess anything up and want do it
>right the first time.
>
>The drive is still under warranty with western digital too so I will be
>returning it via cross-shipment for a replacement if it's going bad. Is
>there a similar utility as Norton Ghost to just "image" the drive to a new
>hard drive once I get it?
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Keith
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