On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 10:23:26PM -0700, Jeff D wrote: > On Fri, 20 Mar 2009, 明覺 wrote: > > > As my machine crashed 2 times in the last 10 days, both caused by file > > system issues, so I want to get a report of my harddisk to know > > whether my harddisk is really in a very bad situation.(though > > currently my harddisk works fine, but I'm afraid it will crash in a > > few days.) What tool can tell me the situation of my harddisk? thanks. > > > > > > badblocks should help you out a little with this, but I'd start looking > into making sure you have everything backed up and get a new disk as it > sounds like the one you have is on the way out. > > Jeff
If the disk's internal block relocation scheme lets bad blocks through to badblocks(8) then the disk is already really badly damaged. The disk reports a relocation count through smart. See previous reply for how to access this information. However your error does sound like something is physically wrong with the disk. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
