> > Hi All, > Is there a way to check the harddisk health before CentOS > installation.? > > One way I used to do was by using --badblocks check in ks.cfg > file while > using RH 7.2. > > This is not working (atleast not with the same syntax as > in RH 7.2) in > CentOS. > Is there an alternate (correct) syntax or is there a new > (better) way > to check harddisk health before CentOS installation? > If you boot in rescue mode, you can run "fsck -c -c /dev/..." on any partitions. If the partitions look good, you should be safe to install. Bob S