MMC / sd-cards

Check physical health

• Linux check the physical health of a USB stick

Begin with badblocks:

sudo badblocks -w -t 0 -s -o error.log /dev/sdX

Use f3 tools:

pamac install f3
sudo f3probe --destructive --time-ops /dev/sdX

Format, write and read from filesystem:

sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sdX
mount /dev/sdX /mnt
f3write /mnt/
f3read /mnt/

mmc-utils

Doesn't compile on Manjaro-sway as of 2023-04:

pamac install mmc-utils-git