badblocks output doesn't show percentage done
Project: | Linux software |
Component: | User interface |
Category: | bug report |
Priority: | normal |
Assigned: | Unassigned |
Status: | active |
Related pages: | #65: Troubleshooting a failing hard drive |
Description
See #184-5: Failing SSD drive: How to recover?:
badblocks -swv /dev/sda
[...]
3986880 done, 5:25:31 elapsed
3987000
3987120
3987240 done, 5:25:32 elapsed
3987360
3987480
3987600 done, 5:25:34 elapsed
3987720
3987840 done, 5:25:35 elapsed
3987960
3988080 done, 5:25:36 elapsed
3988200
3988320 done, 5:25:37 elapsed
3988440
3988560 done, 5:25:38 elapsed
3988680
3988800 done, 5:25:39 elapsed
3988920 done, 5:25:40 elapsed
3989040
3989160
3989280 done, 5:25:42 elapsed
3989400
3989520 done, 5:25:44 elapsed
3989640
^C 12.65% done, 5:25:45 elapsed
Interrupted at block 3989760
root@ubuntu:~#
The percentage done is completely hidden during the run of the process, so one doesn't know where it's at.