Scan for bad sectors in Linux
Bad sectors are the bruises of your harddisk. To check if a harddisk is in good shape, we can use its SMART capabilities: smartctl -t long /dev/hda To check for bad sectors, use badblocks -sv /dev/hda
Bad sectors are the bruises of your harddisk. To check if a harddisk is in good shape, we can use its SMART capabilities: smartctl -t long /dev/hda To check for bad sectors, use badblocks -sv /dev/hda