[ale] what exactly does a long smart hdd test do?

[mike at trausch.us]

On 05/11/2012 07:54 AM, Jim Kinney wrote:
> Try badblocks in Linux. NOTE: that is dangerous to use on a mounted system.

You can use it in read-only mode on a mounted system, but with reduced
effectiveness.  In that mode, it will fail to detect various errors that
could be hidden by the particular data stored in the block.

	--- Mike

-- 
A man who reasons deliberately, manages it better after studying Logic
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