Re: Compact Flash memory test

From: Mike Bushroe <mbushroe@gmail.com>
> I want to know if anyone knows of a memory tester for Compact
> Flash cards. It would be helpful if the file system test
> could be run under Ubuntu or Windows XP.

When flash goes bad, reads of the same bit may or may not return
the same value. So I'd think that doing "md5sum /dev/blah" 4 times
and making sure you got the same result each time would work. Not
sure how you'd do this in 'Doze though. Device files exist under
'Doze, they're just a PITA to access and use.

> Does the built in fsck do enough of a check to find bad cells in
> a Compact Flash card/drive?

Not necessarily.

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