What is the recommended version of GNU ddrescue?

[CrazyDoctor]

Hi All,

I have heard about GNU ddrescue which can handle with hard drive with bad sectors.

Also by searching the internet I've found that there are different version of this software.

What do you recommend for the best version (windows/linux)?

MAny Thanks!

[jaclaz]

Disambiguation:

http://www.forensicswiki.org/wiki/Ddrescue

ddrescue -> http://www.gnu.org/software/ddrescue/ddrescue.html

dd_rescue -> http://www.garloff.de/kurt/linux/ddrescue/

JFYI:

http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=11434

jaclaz

Edited June 6, 2010 by jaclaz

[CrazyDoctor]

Disambiguation:

http://www.forensicswiki.org/wiki/Ddrescue

ddrescue -> http://www.gnu.org/software/ddrescue/ddrescue.html

dd_rescue -> http://www.garloff.de/kurt/linux/ddrescue/

JFYI:

http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=11434

jaclaz

Hi jaclaz,

I got those files, but what do I do with that?

http://www.garloff.de/kurt/linux/ddrescue/

How do I start the software?

What is tar.gz?

There is also files for ddrescue

http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/ddrescue/

But again, how do I use that files?

I assume that nothing with windows..

Best Regards,

[jaclaz]

Look, GNU ddrescue AND dd_rescue are typical LINUX apps.

I already pointed you to a good, known to be working GUI windows tool, TWICE:

http://www.msfn.org/board/recovery-wanted-sector-t143141.html

A win32 version of ddrescue is available here:

http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/gnu/gnu-win32/release/ddrescue/

Use 7-zip to open the bz compressed tar archive.

READ about CygWin:

http://www.cygwin.com/

Take your time on it.

jaclaz

[CrazyDoctor]

Look, GNU ddrescue AND dd_rescue are typical LINUX apps.

I already pointed you to a good, known to be working GUI windows tool, TWICE:

http://www.msfn.org/board/recovery-wanted-sector-t143141.html

A win32 version of ddrescue is available here:

http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/gnu/gnu-win32/release/ddrescue/

Use 7-zip to open the bz compressed tar archive.

READ about CygWin:

http://www.cygwin.com/

Take your time on it.

jaclaz

Hi jaclaz, Thanks again for the software, but the problem is that, the hard drive immediately disconnect itself does not let me to image even a little part of it.

I tried this thing on windows environment, the question is if in linux it will be the same. I never worked with linux before.

[Tripredacus]

Hi jaclaz, Thanks again for the software, but the problem is that, the hard drive immediately disconnect itself does not let me to image even a little part of it.

I tried this thing on windows environment, the question is if in linux it will be the same. I never worked with linux before.

This wouldn't be related to this issue would it?

We are great multitaskers here, but I am going to recommend that have a single thread for your hard drive repair questions instead of a bunch of them.

[jaclaz]

Hi jaclaz, Thanks again for the software, but the problem is that, the hard drive immediately disconnect itself does not let me to image even a little part of it.

I tried this thing on windows environment, the question is if in linux it will be the same. I never worked with linux before.

I don't think things will change much, however READ here:

http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/Damaged_Hard_Disk

jaclaz