24 Apr
2013
24 Apr
'13
08:32
--- Ug... I would rather have it die and try again -- sometimes a reread will work... if you have to copy a known bad disk, then what you suggest is reasonable, but on disks with no known problems...??? On the subject of using 'dd' to read from a disk which has known bad sectors, Have a look at the 'ddrescue' utility which will retry reads: http://www.gnu.org/software/ddrescue/manual/ddrescue_manual.html The contents of this email are confidential and for the exclusive use of the intended recipient. If you receive this email in error you should not copy it, retransmit it, use it or disclose its contents but should return it to the sender immediately and delete your copy.