Received: from malur.postgresql.org ([217.196.149.56]) by arkaria.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XB3H7-0000dO-Ca for pgsql-admin@arkaria.postgresql.org; Sat, 26 Jul 2014 14:48:41 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=postgresql.org) by malur.postgresql.org with smtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XB3H6-0001qI-Sv for pgsql-admin@arkaria.postgresql.org; Sat, 26 Jul 2014 14:48:40 +0000 Received: from magus.postgresql.org ([2a02:c0:301:0:ffff::29]) by malur.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA256:256) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XB3H5-0001qB-Q3 for pgsql-admin@postgresql.org; Sat, 26 Jul 2014 14:48:39 +0000 Received: from mailout.easymail.ca ([64.68.201.169]) by magus.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XB3Gw-0007mp-7O for pgsql-admin@postgresql.org; Sat, 26 Jul 2014 14:48:38 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mailout.easymail.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 56E00E345 for ; Sat, 26 Jul 2014 10:48:23 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at mailout.easymail.ca X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -4.399 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.399 required=5 tests=[ALL_TRUSTED=-1.8, BAYES_00=-2.599] Received: from mailout.easymail.ca ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (easymail-mailout.easydns.vpn [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id ZtGCdFHgaHDO for ; Sat, 26 Jul 2014 10:48:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.4.16] (unknown [8.39.228.5]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mailout.easymail.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 74482E340 for ; Sat, 26 Jul 2014 10:48:20 -0400 (EDT) From: Scott Ribe Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: disk testing Message-Id: Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 08:48:17 -0600 To: pgsql-admin Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.3 \(1878.6\)) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1878.6) X-Pg-Spam-Score: -0.0 (/) List-Archive: List-Help: List-ID: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Mailing-List: pgsql-admin Precedence: bulk Sender: pgsql-admin-owner@postgresql.org What would you use to write/read/verify every sector of a hard disk? (I'm i= nterested in really testing a disk, not in being lied to by S.M.A.R.T.) Given what I've got spare for testing, either a Win7 application, or some L= iveCD would be most convenient. --=20 Scott Ribe scott_ribe@elevated-dev.com http://www.elevated-dev.com/ (303) 722-0567 voice --=20 Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin