Re: [Bug-ddrescue] Why doesn't ddrescue revert to full speed long after a bad read?

[Antonio Diaz Diaz]

Scott D wrote:
> I have done some testing, and found that I was WRONG! This behavior does 
> NOT seem to happen when direct disc mode is used. But I can consistently 
> get it to happen in normal mode.

Thanks for the feedback.

As direct disc mode does not have any influence in the way ddrescue 
chooses single_sector/large_block reads, your finding is a strong 
indication that this behaviour is caused by the kernel.


> For now I think I am just going to make -d a normal option for me, as it 
> always seems to read faster especially through error sections.

If -d reads faster for you, then the best thing you can do is to use it. :-)


Regards,
Antonio.