[vdr] Re: My experience with Maxtor 160GB, LVM, XFS

["Ralf Spitzauer" <ralf@spitzauer.de>]

Carsten Koch wrote:
> I have tried both a 120GB Maxtor and a 160 GB Maxtor on
> an old Promise Ultra66. Both disks showed the right size
> in df, but my disk tests proved that sectors got written
> to the wrong address.
> 
> I would strongly advise against putting data you care
> for on such a disk without running some kind of test
> before that writes DIFFERENT numbers to each sector and
> verifies them.
> 
> I have provided such a program here, please check the archives.
> 
> Carsten.
> 

Hi Carsten,

if you remember you´ve posted this test programm to help me with my
first Maxtor 160. Since this time I use it for every new Harddisk in my
VDR-box.
All three disks works fine even if they are nearly full.

Ralf