[mythtv-users] Disk flogging tool suggestions?

[Larry]

Phil Vid wrote:
>> I have an FE that has deteriorated to unusableness.
>>
>> I suspect the disk is going flaky and want to try running
>> some kind of memtest-like diagnostic on it.
>>     
>
> Turn on SMART in the bios and then use smartctl -a.
> If its a seagate, theres a seatools CD you can boot from and run a full test.
> hdparm -t will run some tests.
> bonnie++ is another benchmark program that will help bash the drive too.
>
> Phil
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For all those new to Linux reading this,  smartctl must be run by/with 
root/administrators privileges in a terminal .  (In KDE, Kmenu icon 
->System->Terminal)   So for example on my laptop
$  sudo smartctl --all /dev/sda
Otherwise,   su <enter>  to enter superuser/ administrator/root mode,  
then type your root/administrator password then the  "smartctl --all
 /dev/sda"
For example:
[lj at dell ~]$ su
Password:  (root/admin password is entered here but not echoed)
[root at dell lj]# smartctl --all /dev/sda
....
then Ctrl+D to cease being the administrator  "root"

Larry