On 09.02.2018 16:36, Gene Heskett wrote: > Trying to scan thru an 8Gb file dd has made of an sd card, I find > khexedits lack of a scroll bar to be a huge hindrance. > > Do we have one of those critters that will let me scan thru a file that > big looking for data besides 00 00, and will do it yet this year? > > Story so far: > > 64 gb card from a working rock64. Edited 60-persistent-storage.rule to > exclude /dev/sdd so gparted could shrink the last partition down to a > usable size, but still above the occupied area. > > Used dd to make a file of the first 8Gb, wrote that 8Gb to another > identical 64Gb card. gparted says its a blank card. So I want to inspect > the file, but khexedit, with no scroll bar, makes that down arrow scan a > multiyear project. > > Do we have a better hex editor?
If you like the command line try radare2: https://screenshots.debian.net/package/radare2 https://radare.gitbooks.io/radare2book/content/search_bytes/intro.html Regards, Stefan