[Bug 728525] Re: benchmark window is not descriptive enough
This seems to be very orphaned, but I'm going to ping it again as well: There is the note to "Please back up important data before using the write benchmark.", but it's not clear if that's a "we *will* delete your data" warning, or a "we *might* delete your data, but we'll try not to." Some clarity on this, and even better an ability to do non-destructive write testing on mounted partitions, would be very good. As it is, I'm certainly not going to run the write benchmark... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/728525 Title: benchmark window is not descriptive enough To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-disk-utility/+bug/728525/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 728525] Re: benchmark window is not descriptive enough
I have no clue, or I had no clue whether it was destructive or not. I still don't know. Actually it seems to have just wiped my partition table. There was a GPT partition table on there and it is gone. It tells you to back up your data but that is a warning given by many programs that are not destructive in the slightest (except if you mess up). So why doesn't it just tell you it will destroy stuff? It might just as well write and then write back the original data, or actually write the original data in the first place, we can't tell. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/728525 Title: benchmark window is not descriptive enough To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-disk-utility/+bug/728525/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 728525] Re: benchmark window is not descriptive enough
** Description changed: Binary package hint: gnome-disk-utility - This is a bug about Benchmark utility in gnome-dick-utility. + This is a bug about Benchmark utility in gnome-disk-utility. There is no warning / info if read / write tests are destructive or safe to be used on a live system. Green lines and dots at the bottom are confusing to the user and don't tell the user what they mean. - - Also , It would be awesome if there was some way that this info could be sent back to some database at ubuntu and users can see and compare what other users are getting.. + Also , It would be awesome if there was some way that this info could be + sent back to some database at ubuntu and users can see and compare what + other users are getting.. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: gnome-disk-utility 2.30.1-2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-27.48-generic 2.6.35.11 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-27-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Mar 3 21:43:45 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat - Release amd64 (20101007) ProcEnviron: - LANG=en_IN - SHELL=/bin/bash + LANG=en_IN + SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-disk-utility -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/728525 Title: benchmark window is not descriptive enough To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-disk-utility/+bug/728525/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 728525] Re: benchmark window is not descriptive enough
Update: based on the description and screenshot at http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2010/09/21/benchmark-how-to-know-your- hard-disk-speed/ it appears that if you do ask to proceed with a write- only check, if it then notices that there is a partition table, it refuses to do the write test. So at least users aren't at risk, but it would be much more helpful if this policy was clarified on the page, and this information was given as soon as the user clicks on the initial write-test button. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/728525 Title: benchmark window is not descriptive enough To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-disk-utility/+bug/728525/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 728525] Re: benchmark window is not descriptive enough
I can confirm the first aspect of the bug for Natty - there is an are you sure confirmation dialog about doing a read-write test, but no hint as to whether it is destructive, or how it would manage to avoid overwriting real files. I assume it needs to have a good understanding of the file system in order to do that, but of course the file system could be new or experimental, so some clarity would help. I haven't tried Oneiric, but I doubt it has changed since I see no related bug in the gnome bugzilla: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=specificorder=relevance+descbug_status=__all__product =gnome-disk-utilitycontent=benchmark The second issue is a duplicate of bug 794929, where it is more fully discussed. ** Changed in: gnome-disk-utility (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/728525 Title: benchmark window is not descriptive enough To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-disk-utility/+bug/728525/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 728525] Re: benchmark window is not descriptive enough
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