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[NMLUG] disk testing suite
- Subject: [NMLUG] disk testing suite
- From: kazrak+nmlug at cesmail.net (Jeff Woods)
- Date: Mon Apr 4 23:39:15 2005
Howdy.
At 4/4/2005 03:53 PM -0600, jody aka havoc wrote:
>Is there a disk surface testing suite for Linux? I can't remember the name
>of the old DOS util I used to use, but I have a compact flash card that
>needs to be tested.
The information in this white-paper may lend some insight:
http://www.sandisk.com/pdf/oem/WPaperWearLevelv1.0.pdf
I gather this "wear leveling" feature is typical in the flash memory
marketplace, especially among higher-end devices. Unfortunately, I've
never found retail packaging that specifically lists wear leveling as a
feature.
--
Jeff Woods <kazrak+nmlug@cesmail.net>
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