-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Todd Denniston wrote: <snip> > any particular reason you used: > badblocks -w /dev/sdb1 > instead of: > badblocks -n /dev/sdb1 yes. from 'man badblocks' ++++ -n Use non-destructive read-write mode. By default only a non- destructive read-only test is done. This option must not be combined with the -w option, as they are mutually exclusive. -s Show the progress of the scan by writing out the block numbers as they are checked. -v Verbose mode. -w Use write-mode test. With this option, badblocks scans for bad blocks by writing some patterns (0xaa, 0x55, 0xff, 0x00) on every block of the device, reading every block and comparing the contents. This option may not be combined with the -n option, as they are mutually exclusive. ++++ - -- tc,hago. g . in a free world without fences, who needs gates. learn linux: 'Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition' http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html.gz 'The Linux Documentation Project' http://www.tldp.org/ 'HowtoForge' http://howtoforge.com/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Red Hat - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIvYwV+C4Bj9Rkw/wRAl+wAJ90WgE78Y8p/CdYtkdCj+imT6HhgACgwl4r 9oaPMjFaLVbDv2TtYNpYTiU= =8xk/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines