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Re: [PLUG] Fixing smartd "Offline uncorrectable sectors" *
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On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 01:20:37AM -0400, JP Vossen wrote:
> # dd if=/dev/zero of=/boot/zero; rm -f /boot/zero
That's really nifty, but doesn't badblocks do the same thing, with
better reporting, and while non-destructively testing used space also?
I'm not criticizing, I'm just curious why you chose dd over badblocks.
Thanks,
-Dave
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