On 26 July 2011 09:50, Simon Males <s...@sime.net.au> wrote: > I have tried GNU ddrescue but the drive fails all to often. The block > device disappears and I have not worked out a sure fire way of > bringing it back online other then a reboot. Power cycling the device > (attached via USB) or restarting udev doesn't assist either. > Eventually the device becomes available, but there is a lot of > twiddling of thumbs.
I'm NOT a hardware expert but maybe the "twiddling" lets the drive cool down enough to make it work again - pop it in the fridge (inside a sealed plastic bag, so the humidity doesn't condensate on the drive itself) for an hour, let it sit out of the fridge for a few minutes before drying and unsealing the bag (again - to avoid condensation) and try again. --Amos -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
