Disk Recovery - Part II

[Don Levey]

Rich wrote:

>
> Bottom line:  the rsync command will generate a lot of head seeks.
> The dd command won't.  Depending on the nature of the drive's failure
> (are more bad blocks appearing as you use the drive?) you might want
> to consider this fact as you attempt recovery.
>
I can't mount the partition in question at all, and I'm not seeing anything
to suggest bad blocks in other partitions.


> One obvious thing you can do to maximize your chances is to run the
> system with the case open and add supplemental cooling from a fan
> directly onto the drive.
>
> -rich
>

I've got fore and aft fans on this box, just to make sure I get good air
flow.  When I start work on this I'll move it to the bench, which will help
too.

Thanks!
 -Don