Error reading block x (Attempt to read block...) (fwd)

[Kristian Erik Hermansen]

On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 11:47 AM, Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org> wrote:
>  That would probably be wise, but not easy. The best way is to boot from
>  a standalone Linux system, and copy the partitions that way, but you
>  still run the risk of a damaged backup if a read fails as it might
>  terminate the backup, but the advice is certainly good advice.
>
>  Additionally, there is a Linux badblocks(8) command whose job it is is
>  to remap badblocks. I was in a hurry earlier and forgot about it.

Another good tool to skip over read errors is dd_rescue or ddrescue --
I can never remember the difference between the two different
releases...heh
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Kristian Erik Hermansen
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