From 71de6db4ff964ea38104f6de07cbfb1055c27c75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Keith Nash Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2020 23:56:36 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6cae480..c08996c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ The script extracts the drive model and serial number and creates a log filename `badblocks` is invoked with the following options: * `-b 4096` : Use a block size of 4096 -* `-e 1` : Abort the `badblocks` test immediately if an error is found (override this setting with the '-x' option below) +* `-e 1` : Abort the `badblocks` test immediately if an error is found (override this setting with the `-x` option below) * `-v` : Verbose mode * `-o` : Write list of bad blocks found (if any) to a file named `burnin-[model]_[serial number].bb` * `-s` : Show progress -* `-w` : Write-mode test, writes four patterns (0xaa, 0x55, 0x44, 0x00) on every disk block +* `-w` : Write-mode test, writes four patterns (0xaa, 0x55, 0xff, 0x00) on every disk block ## Usage @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ The script extracts the drive model and serial number and creates a log filename * `-h`: show help text * `-e`: show extended help text -* `-f`: run in destructive, non-dry mode. **ALL DATA ON THE DISK WILL BE LOST!** +* `-f`: run a full, destructive test. Disables the default 'dry-run mode'. **ALL DATA ON THE DISK WILL BE LOST!** * `-o `: write log files to `` (default: working directory `$(pwd)`) * `-x`: perform a full pass of `badblocks`, using the `-e 0` option. * ``: disk to burn-in (`/dev/` may be omitted) @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Tested under: ## Drive Models Tested -The script should run successfully on any SATA disk with SMART capabilities, which includes just about all modern drives. It has been tested on these particular devices: +The script should run successfully on any SAS or SATA disk with SMART capabilities, which includes just about all modern drives. It has been tested on these particular devices: * Intel * DC S3700 SSD @@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ The script should run successfully on any SATA disk with SMART capabilities, whi * Black (WD6001FZWX) * Gold * Re (WD4000FYYZ) + * Green + * Red * Seagate * IronWolf NAS HDD 12TB (ST12000VN0008)