andrew zajac
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:45:23 -0700
I actually look at the logs and follow what the kernel is trying to do with the hardware.
tail -f /var/log/messages In the case of a disk that is "undetected" but still appears in /proc/partitions, you can see what exactly is going on. If a drive keeps resetting itself, you may have to keep trying to initiate ddrescue as fast as you can by hitting Cursor-Up and then Enter to re-run the last command. Sometimes, it's not about what OS you are using, but getting the timing right. Andrew --- On Thu, 7/30/09, Al Grant <bigal...@gmail.com> wrote: From: Al Grant <bigal...@gmail.com> Subject: [Bug-ddrescue] ddrescue/ubuntu not identifying disks To: Bug-ddrescue@gnu.org Received: Thursday, July 30, 2009, 11:55 PM Hi Folks, I thought when I discovered ddrescue that it would be somewhat of a pancea, and image anything I threw at it - I had after all heard very good things about it, I was in some respects glad to get away from windows. While I admit to still being in my early days of Ubuntu, I have discovered that two disks I have tried to image lately do not show up under a fsdisk -l, and accordingly I cant image in ddrescue. They do show sometimes in dmesg that they have been assigned sdc or whatever, but the rule seems to be if it dont show up in fdisk -l then it cant be imaged - or am I missing something? Anyone know any different? Cheers -AL PS: On these defective disks I have had excellent success with getdataback to get the files off, but of course getdata back doesnt do images. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/ddrescue-ubuntu-not-identifying-disks-tp24750661p24750661.html Sent from the Gnu - ddrescue mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Bug-ddrescue mailing list Bug-ddrescue@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-ddrescue __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/
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