From: Andy Smith <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2022 19:07:23 +0000 > If the drive is currently not in use then it may be simpler to just > write over the entire drive with a simple > # dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda
When convenient will get another drive and substitute in the machine. Then the dodgy drive can be written over and I can decide whether to scrap it. Meanwhile I have a nice laptop with Debian 11.1 installed. If the desktop system fails I move the SD card to the laptop and carry on work as if nothing happened. The desktop system can be resurrected when convenient. > I hope none, because you use RAID. Being ignorant about RAID I had to read here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID No doubt invaluable for a server with a large quantity of dynamic data. For my work the SD card and spare machine seem adequate. When the desktop system crashes I can lose a few hours of editing or an emessage. It's tolerable. Thanks, ... P. -- mobile: +1 778 951 5147 VoIP: +1 604 670 0140 48.7693 N 123.3053 W
