[mdlug] Flakey had drive

[Michael Rudas]

 Jeff Hanson wrote:

> R. Kannan wrote:
>> Is there a way to try and do a fail-safe access just to get at the data
>> (disable dma etc.)? Any advice is appreciated.

> Probably supports SMART.  Install smart-mon-tools and use smartctl to
> check the SMART status and run self-tests.

Actually, all hard drives since about 1998 (possibly earlier) support
SMART.  SMART tools are on the Knoppix CD by default.  You may use the
command "apropos smart" to find which command(s) to use.  The
diagnostic results may be useful to determine the next step forward.

-- Mikey