Open mglaske opened 3 years ago
I'm not a SCSI/drive guru or anything, but this seemed like a good option to add to setblocksize!
Check out the FFMT field in here: https://www.seagate.com/files/staticfiles/support/docs/manual/Interface%20manuals/100293068j.pdf (page 74)
I used your utility on a 6tb drive, and it's still formatting :) I could only imagine trying this on a 12tb or larger drive.
The FFMT option would definitely be helpful for new drives, or for people who aren't concerned about checking the media for bad blocks.
I'm not a SCSI/drive guru or anything, but this seemed like a good option to add to setblocksize!
Check out the FFMT field in here: https://www.seagate.com/files/staticfiles/support/docs/manual/Interface%20manuals/100293068j.pdf (page 74)
I used your utility on a 6tb drive, and it's still formatting :) I could only imagine trying this on a 12tb or larger drive.
The FFMT option would definitely be helpful for new drives, or for people who aren't concerned about checking the media for bad blocks.