[ubuntu-za] Locate bad hdd sectors

[Lee Sharp]

Alf Stockton wrote:
> Lee Sharp wrote:
>> Alf Stockton wrote:
>>> Please remind me on how I locate bad sectors on a HDD under Ubuntu 8.04.
>> Define this please...  Are you wanting to fix and mark bad sectors, or 
>> just know how many there are?
>>
> Before looking at fixes we need to find out if we have any.

In that case, fsck is your tool.  It runs a quick check every 20th boot.

			Lee