I will try those thanks. I am imagining sdb (since drive assignments have changed since my first post).
I still dont understand why it crashes tho, I definitly want to image sdb...it may take a while with my inital settings, but why did it crash? -Al Tom-331 wrote: > > Your syntax does not seem correct, I think this command would image sdb to > /storage and save a log file to test.bin you it may be a transcription > typo, > and you could try copying the good areas first. > > sudo ddrescue -v /dev/sdb /storage test.bin testlog > > > suggestion: > > copy the error free areas first > > ddrescue -n /dev/sdb /storage/test.bin testlog > > attempt to recover any bad sectors > > ddrescue -r 1 /dev/sdb /storage/test.bin testlog > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 5:28 AM, Al Grant <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Hi, >> Well the plot thickens I have given up trying to clone the drives but are >> now trying simply to create a bin file of the bad drive. >> >> This is what happens so far: >> >> 1. Initally I was using a USB-SATA bridge, and mounting a 250Gb NTFS >> drive, >> and trying to image the 160Gb PATA drive. The PATA drive was not mounted. >> The NTFS drive is mounted to /storage. >> >> The problem with this was that it was very slow and every day or so it >> would >> stop or the computer would freeze. I estimated it was going to take about >> 7 >> days doing 25Gb/day. I was using this command: >> >> sudo ddrescue -v /dev/sdb /storage test.bin testlog >> >> 2. So I went out and brought a SATA/PATA PCI card to make things easier. >> >> Now the bad disk is plugged into the motherboard PATA controller and the >> target SATA drive is on its own PCI card controller. >> >> Again I was mounting the good drive to /storage and issuing a similar >> command to above. Heres whats strange: >> >> (a) I can see the image file created so far. Its 3Gb. If I restart the >> rescue, with the same parameters, so it should resume the 3Gb doesnt get >> any >> bigger, even tho the output window of ddrescue tells me its rescued >> 2200Mb. >> Now I know i am writing to the 3Gb file because the time stamp is >> changing. >> >> What is also weird is how small the log file is, its only about 30 lines >> - >> I >> assume for 2200Gb it should be much bigger??? >> >> And whats more I left this running overnight (I was connected via a >> remote >> desktop session) - when I went to check on it in the morning the remote >> session was dead and logging into the computer when infront of it started >> a >> new session, so I am not really sure what was happening, if anything, in >> the >> old session. >> >> So....I think I am geting closer but not sure if the crashing is the >> computer, the remote session or ddrescue. >> >> Any ideas? >> >> Anyone here on skype able help via IM? >> >> Also anyone know how to reconnect to a dead remote session without >> starting >> a new one? >> >> THanks in advance, >> -Al >> >> >> MacXperte wrote: >> > >> > Al Grant <[email protected]> schreibt am 11.7.2009 10:07 Uhr: >> > >> >> When I try "sudo ddrescue -v /dev/sdb/ /dev/sdc logfile" >> >> >> >> I get "no space left on device" >> >> >> >> I asusme its something to do with the new disk, maybe having to >> >> copy/mount >> >> in raw? please help. >> > >> > Maybe the error is not about writing to sdc but about writing the >> logfile. >> > >> > What is your current working directory (pwd)? >> > What happens if you try: echo test >> logfile >> > >> > Florian >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Bug-ddrescue mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-ddrescue >> > >> > >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://www.nabble.com/ddrescue---disk-2-disk-%28ntfs%29-tp24438174p24486211.html >> Sent from the Gnu - ddrescue mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bug-ddrescue mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-ddrescue >> > > _______________________________________________ > Bug-ddrescue mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-ddrescue > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/ddrescue---disk-2-disk-%28ntfs%29-tp24438174p24491141.html Sent from the Gnu - ddrescue mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Bug-ddrescue mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-ddrescue
