[lug] RE: Diagnostics-Linux had drive utitiity to test for bad sectors or blocks. (fwd)

[J. Wayde Allen]

My first impression would be to look at the man pages for fsck.

I'm forwarding this to the main BLUG discussion list
<http://lists.lug.boulder.co.us/mailman/listinfo/lug>.  They may be able
to help you.

- Wayde
  (wallen at lug.boulder.co.us)

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 05:43:32 -0500
From: Scoobsjk <scoobee at execulink.com>
To: info at lug.boulder.co.us
Subject: RE: Diagnostics-Linux had drive utitiity to test for bad sectors
    or blocks.

Hi,
    Does anyone know where I could get a Red Hat Linux compatible 
diagnostics program to test for bad sectors or blocks and recover data 
from those block to an other location.  Even if it can just check the 
Linux partition would be OK.  
    I have Ontrack Advisor, which checks cables, electrics, etc, and 
scans the whole hard drive, but only regconizes DOS, Windows 9x/2000/NT, 
not Linux. Anyone help would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Scoob