[clue-tech] virtualization

[Shawn Perry]

This looks like a job for a new thread!

That said, I usually mount read only, then use rsync -avPihhH --stats
--numeric-ids {source} {target} a couple times, and then usually
follow it up with the addition of --checksum while booted off of
another drive/stick.  Patience recommended.

On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 6:52 PM, Maxwell Spangler
<maxlists at maxwellspangler.com> wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I have a failed/failing SATA disk over here.  Can you recommend any
> tools I can run on it to test it in depth and or try to recover data?
>
> It fails a BIOS driven SMART read test 3 seconds into it.  I can boot
> grub on it and attempt to load a kernel but it runs into problem long
> before single user mode might be accessable.  I can boot a USB stick and
> see it sick in the logs.
>
> I have backups of the two important things in my life (email and photos)
> but it'd be nice to have one last peek at what was in my /home directory
> and pull off anything interesting.  If not, I just RMA it and install
> another.
>
> Thanks.
>
> See you Saturday.
>
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> Maxwell Spangler
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