Re: dd_rescue No additional sense

2012-06-18 Thread KS
On 16/06/12 02:17 PM, Jon Dowland wrote: On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 07:33:13AM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: I would copy the files (tar) instead of running some dd command. If it fails to copy a file, you could try again, just for this file. Broken drives tend to fail ;) and sometimes they need to

[ALT SOLVED ]Re: dd_rescue No additional sense

2012-06-18 Thread KS
On 15/06/12 12:42 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: On Sat, 2012-06-16 at 04:36 +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 10:51:03PM -0400, KS wrote: I might actually end up giving the machine to the owner with Linux slapped on it :p . searching for options now. Just say its the new

Re: ..selling a surplus wintendo sticker, was: dd_rescue No additional sense

2012-06-16 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 01:36:35AM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: On Sat, 2012-06-16 at 00:34 +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote: On Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:57:13 +0100, keith wrote in message 1339750633.2316.9.camel@hp-g62: However, there is a code sticker on the bottom of a laptop, that may let

Re: ..selling a surplus wintendo sticker, was: dd_rescue No additional sense

2012-06-16 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 2012-06-16 at 18:01 +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: Maybe this?: Just some results from 'intel microsoft vista home basic scandal' search on Google: http://www.technoledge.com.au/pdfs/marketing-windows7.pdf

Re: ..selling a surplus wintendo sticker, was: dd_rescue No additional sense

2012-06-16 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Sat, 16 Jun 2012 11:03:33 +0200, Ralf wrote in message 1339837413.3429.58.camel@precise: On Sat, 2012-06-16 at 18:01 +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: Maybe this?: Just some results from 'intel microsoft vista home basic scandal' search on Google:

Re: dd_rescue No additional sense

2012-06-16 Thread Jon Dowland
On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 07:33:13AM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: I would copy the files (tar) instead of running some dd command. If it fails to copy a file, you could try again, just for this file. Broken drives tend to fail ;) and sometimes they need to rest some days before going on or a clap

Re: dd_rescue No additional sense

2012-06-16 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 2012-06-16 at 19:17 +0100, Jon Dowland wrote: On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 07:33:13AM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: I would copy the files (tar) instead of running some dd command. If it fails to copy a file, you could try again, just for this file. Broken drives tend to fail ;) and

Re: dd_rescue No additional sense

2012-06-15 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Thu, 2012-06-14 at 15:01 -0400, KS wrote: Win7 Than forget my advice to copy the files instead. OTOH it's a good reason to reconsider running an illegal Windows XP with service pack 2 (3 isn't worth the hassle, but also possible to get, after installing a wga remover and manually sorting SP3

Re: dd_rescue No additional sense

2012-06-15 Thread keith
On Fri, 2012-06-15 at 08:24 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: If you're using a licensed version of Win7, why don't you have the install medias? Because it is a factory install that reinstalls from a partition on disk, most likely. However, there is a code sticker on the bottom of a laptop, that

Re: dd_rescue No additional sense

2012-06-15 Thread Chris Bannister
On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 10:51:03PM -0400, KS wrote: I might actually end up giving the machine to the owner with Linux slapped on it :p . searching for options now. Just say its the new Windows 8, :) -- If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being

Re: dd_rescue No additional sense

2012-06-15 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 2012-06-16 at 04:36 +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 10:51:03PM -0400, KS wrote: I might actually end up giving the machine to the owner with Linux slapped on it :p . searching for options now. Just say its the new Windows 8, :) :D Windows 8 Server

..selling a surplus wintendo sticker, was: dd_rescue No additional sense

2012-06-15 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:57:13 +0100, keith wrote in message 1339750633.2316.9.camel@hp-g62: However, there is a code sticker on the bottom of a laptop, that may let you get a copy from the manufacturer. ..I bought a laptop with a wintendo install that I used to pick up the

Re: ..selling a surplus wintendo sticker, was: dd_rescue No additional sense

2012-06-15 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 2012-06-16 at 00:34 +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote: On Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:57:13 +0100, keith wrote in message 1339750633.2316.9.camel@hp-g62: However, there is a code sticker on the bottom of a laptop, that may let you get a copy from the manufacturer. ..I bought a laptop with a

Re: ..selling a surplus wintendo sticker, was: dd_rescue No additional sense

2012-06-15 Thread Ralf Mardorf
People should ask for one of this free as in free beer Windows medias from their local Microsoft licensed hacker. Now I vague remember that beside hacked versions, there are licensed versions illegal go the circuit. A real human being contract with the devil and indeed, typing some numbers, it

dd_rescue No additional sense

2012-06-14 Thread KS
Hi all, I'm trying to recover data off a dying hard disk (2.5 Hitachi 320GB HDD). I was able to get the first two partitions without errors. The third (system partition) started off OK but after doing about 44GB, I get the following in logs: Jun 14 07:32:27 gurh kernel: [31272.821050] sd

Re: dd_rescue No additional sense

2012-06-14 Thread Gary Dale
I'm by no means an expert on dd_rescue but it looks like your drive has died. You can try again after rebooting (use a different rescue .iso image) but I suspect you'll get the same result. On 14/06/12 07:42 AM, KS wrote: Hi all, I'm trying to recover data off a dying hard disk (2.5 Hitachi

Re: dd_rescue No additional sense

2012-06-14 Thread keith
On Thu, 2012-06-14 at 09:59 -0400, Gary Dale wrote: I'm by no means an expert on dd_rescue but it looks like your drive has died. You can try again after rebooting (use a different rescue .iso image) but I suspect you'll get the same result. On 14/06/12 07:42 AM, KS wrote: Hi all,

Re: dd_rescue No additional sense

2012-06-14 Thread KS
On Thu, Jun 14, 2012, at 09:59 AM, Gary Dale wrote: I'm by no means an expert on dd_rescue but it looks like your drive has died. You can try again after rebooting (use a different rescue .iso image) but I suspect you'll get the same result. Thanks. I have already done it twice with

Re: dd_rescue No additional sense

2012-06-14 Thread Bob Proulx
KS wrote: keith wrote: I'm trying to recover data off a dying hard disk (2.5 Hitachi 320GB HDD). I was able to get the first two partitions without errors. The third (system partition) started off OK but after doing about 44GB, I get the following in logs: Maybe try gddrescue, seems to

Re: dd_rescue No additional sense

2012-06-14 Thread KS
On 14/06/12 03:25 PM, Bob Proulx wrote: I will second keith's suggestion to use gddrescue which has somewhat improved behavior and might work better. I pretty much have switched to using it whenever I need to do this. Running it now. Waiting to see if it works any better. Take it as

Re: dd_rescue No additional sense

2012-06-14 Thread KS
On 14/06/12 07:34 PM, KS wrote: On 14/06/12 03:25 PM, Bob Proulx wrote: I will second keith's suggestion to use gddrescue which has somewhat improved behavior and might work better. I pretty much have switched to using it whenever I need to do this. Running it now. Waiting to see if it

Re: dd_rescue No additional sense

2012-06-14 Thread Bob Proulx
KS wrote: Bob Proulx wrote: I will second keith's suggestion to use gddrescue which has somewhat improved behavior and might work better. I pretty much have switched to using it whenever I need to do this. Running it now. Waiting to see if it works any better. I should have emphasized

Re: dd_rescue No additional sense

2012-06-14 Thread KS
On 14/06/12 08:28 PM, KS wrote: On 14/06/12 07:34 PM, KS wrote: On 14/06/12 03:25 PM, Bob Proulx wrote: I will second keith's suggestion to use gddrescue which has somewhat improved behavior and might work better. I pretty much have switched to using it whenever I need to do this.

Re: dd_rescue No additional sense

2012-06-14 Thread Ralf Mardorf
I would copy the files (tar) instead of running some dd command. If it fails to copy a file, you could try again, just for this file. Broken drives tend to fail ;) and sometimes they need to rest some days before going on or a clap to release the heads. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Re: dd_rescue No additional sense

2012-06-14 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Thu, 2012-06-14 at 09:59 -0400, Gary Dale wrote: I'm by no means an expert on dd_rescue but it looks like your drive has died. You can try again after rebooting (use a different rescue .iso image) but I suspect you'll get the same result. Rebooting can be very helpful, even if a HDD already