On Wed, Feb 16, 2005 at 11:57:02AM -0500, Ean Kingston wrote: > > > I have a hard disk that looks like its going out. > > > > So far, there are 6 reported crc errors. However, I have a file that > > I would like to read as much as possible of using tar, but the whole > > job stops like this: > > > > > > # tar cvf /dev/nrsa0 /home > /root/tarhome.cat > > tar: Removing leading `/' from member names > > tar: /home/smbshare1/BUDGETS/RXS0008 fy04 kellogg report and > > summary.xls: Read error at byte 14848, reading 10240 bytes: > > Input/output error > > tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors > > > > When attempting to cp that same file I get another error and the cp > > stops. > > > > Are there any tools that will permit me to cp as much of this file as > > possible, ie all sectors up to, and then past, the bad spot? > > dd will let you specify parts of files to skip over. You will probably > have to do some fiddling with the arguements to get it just right for your > file.
Specifically, try using the "conv=noerror" option with dd. Nathan
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