Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1997 09:10:37 -0500 (EST) From: "Jeffrey M. Metcalf" <jeffrey_m._metcalf@ccmail.bms.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Cc: metcalf@snet.net Subject: Checking FreeBSD disk for errors Message-ID: <9701258568.AA856891444@ccgate0.bms.com>
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Hello,
I am writing to ask if there is a FreeBSD command for checking
hard drives for errors (IDE and SCSI). I am aware of fsck,
but that is, of course, only for checking for file system errors.
I am looking to check a hard drive for bad blocks and other
physical problems. I was able to make this kind of check with
Micrsoft's SCANDISK on all my DOS partitions prior to the
installation of FreeBSD, but what about errors that may have
arisen since then? I would like to know how reliable my
hard drives are currently.
Thank You,
J. Metcalf
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