Disk /dev/sdg: 1.8 TiB, 2000398934016 bytes, 3907029168 sectors Disk /dev/sdh: 1.8 TiB, 2000365289472 bytes, 3906963456 sectors
Your destination disk is smaller than your source disk. Robert Trevellyan www.trevellyan.biz 518 392 0846 On Sun, Nov 30, 2014 at 1:31 PM, Tom Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm using ddrescue 1.17 on Ubuntu 14.10 Linux (64-bit) to copy data from > one external 2TB hard drive to another 2TB external hard drive. Both > drives are connected to my system via USB ports. I let ddrescue run > for 6 days before it finally stopped with the following message: > > ddrescue: write error: No space left on device > > Here is the command I issued: > > tom@deathstar:~$ sudo ddrescue -r3 /dev/sdg /dev/sdh > ddrescue: Output file exists and is not a regular file. > ddrescue: Use '--force' if you really want to overwrite it, but be > aware that all existing data in the output file will be lost. > Try 'ddrescue --help' for more information. > tom@deathstar:~$ sudo ddrescue -r3 /dev/sdg /dev/sdh --force > > > GNU ddrescue 1.17 > Press Ctrl-C to interrupt > rescued: 1646 GB, errsize: 354 GB, current rate: 720 kB/s > ipos: 2000 GB, errors: 9726, average rate: 4289 kB/s > opos: 2000 GB, time since last successful read: 0 s > Copying non-tried blocks... > ddrescue: write error: No space left on device > tom@deathstar:~$ > > /dev/sdg is the original hard drive and /dev/sdh is the new, empty hard > drive. Both hard drives are 2TB in size: > > Disk /dev/sdg: 1.8 TiB, 2000398934016 bytes, 3907029168 sectors > Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > Disklabel type: gpt > Disk identifier: F2423982-AD62-4A91-9305-7E8444C65BDB > > Device Start End Sectors Size Type > /dev/sdg1 40 409639 409600 200M EFI System > /dev/sdg2 409640 3906766983 3906357344 1.8T Apple HFS/HFS+ > > GPT PMBR size mismatch (3906963448 != 3906963455) will be corrected by > w(rite). > > Disk /dev/sdh: 1.8 TiB, 2000365289472 bytes, 3906963456 sectors > Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > Disklabel type: gpt > Disk identifier: A58EACF6-DE44-43F8-9150-47FA3842849B > > Device Start End Sectors Size Type > /dev/sdh1 40 409639 409600 200M EFI System > /dev/sdh2 409640 3906701271 3906291632 1.8T Apple HFS/HFS+ > > The new hard drive, /dev/sdh, is a Western Digital "My Passport for Mac" > 2TB external hard drive. > > I did some web searches on the "write error: No space left on device" > message I received and didn't find anything relating to what I'm > experiencing. I did find some discussion about the logfile encountering > a space issue, but I'm not using a logfile (no particular reason why I > didn't). > > > When I try to mount the new drive, it doesn't mount and I get these > errors in dmesg output: > > [406070.521186] hfsplus: invalid secondary volume header > [406070.521193] hfsplus: unable to find HFS+ superblock > [406080.059713] hfsplus: invalid secondary volume header > [406080.059719] hfsplus: unable to find HFS+ superblock > > Now, while ddrescue was running, periodically I would hear loud > clicking, more like "clacking," sounds from the original hard drive. > Apparently, the drive was dropped and the owner was concerned about > losing photos. That's why I suggested getting the data off the original > hard drive NOW, while the data is still accessible. > > Any ideas why I received the "write error: Np space left on device" > message when both drives are the same size, 2TB? > > Thanks! > > Peace... > > Tom > > -- > /When we dance, you have a way with me, > Stay with me... Sway with me.../ > _______________________________________________ > Bug-ddrescue mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-ddrescue > _______________________________________________ Bug-ddrescue mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-ddrescue
