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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: is ddrescue this slow?
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 2010 09:23:13
Message-Id: 20100109092306.2d865f01@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: is ddrescue this slow? by Valmor de Almeida
1 On Sat, 9 Jan 2010 07:20:18 +0000, Valmor de Almeida wrote:
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3 > Sometimes the "current rate" reads 0 B/s for a long time... and "time
4 > from last successful read" can be 8m.
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6 > Would any one know whether this is normal?
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8 Doesn't ddrescue retry on blocks it cannot read? That would explain the
9 variable read rate, even the period of zero activity. If your drive is
10 that badly damaged, dd would have been no use anyway.
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14 Neil Bothwick
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16 There's too much blood in my caffeine system.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: is ddrescue this slow? Stroller <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk>
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