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From: Joshua Oreman <oremanj@webserver.get-linux.org>
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Subject: Re: Advise on data recovery from failed drive
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On Sat, Jul 12, 2003 at 01:19:32AM +0200 or thereabouts, Per olof Ljungmark wrote:
> I've had a drive crash where the spindle motor bearings overheated and 
> got stuck.
> Using mild violence I now have the drive spinning again and need to do 
> some data recovery.
> 
> It has to be something that is able to handle read errors without stopping,
> I am thinking dd, any other suggestions?

dd if=/dev/FAILED of=/dev/SPARE conv=noerror bs=32k

The conv=noerror does it.

-- Josh

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> Thanks,
> Per olof
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