hantslug@??? wrote:
> Advice, please!  Ideally, I would like a non-destructive test for an HDD 
> partitioned as an LVM.  Badblocks refuses to run (no partitions found), so 
> what next?  (Other than hitting the **** HDD with a large hammer.)
> 
> TIA
> Lisi
> 
How about smartctl (part of the smartmontools package from 
http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/), which is included in Knoppix etc.
cheers
Chris
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Chris Dennis                                  cgdennis@???
Fordingbridge, Hampshire, UK