Re: [Bug-ddrescue] DDRESCUE is flawed

[Paul L Daniels]

> I have been using DDRESCUE to try and save a failing hard drive and
> it is now obvious that the program is flawed.

        It's a tool.  It's not a turnkey application nor is it pitched
        as one that magically does everything perfect, particularly
        since there's so many different ways that drives fail.
        It requires experience and a some hand-holding at
        times to extract optimal recovery times.  Overall in a majority
        of situations it does an excellent job with minimal options
        tweaking.

        What options explicitly did you attempt?  Depending on the
        failure mode of the drive it can be seconds to minutes, maybe
        even an hour before it can move to the next section.   Perhaps
        try the "-a" option.  

        What hardware/dock/ports are you using to recover the drive
        with?


> I am a software consultant of many years standing and it is obvious
> that THE CODING IS WRONG.

> WHY DON'T YOU FIX THE CODE TO BE CORRECT ?

        To follow suit, I am a software developer of over 30 years. I
        dispute your conclusion and consider your attempt to shout-down
        and lord-over with claims of apparent superiority to the
        developers to be disingenuous. Given that you've been in the
        industry many years your experience would tell you that
        this style of approach will net you little more than scorn
        and non-replies. There are significantly better approaches
        to get the outcome that you're wanting.

        I'm not the developer of ddrescue, though I do use it multiple
        times every day for non-cleanroom drive recoveries, but feel
        free to fork and fix it to your personal preference, or pay
        $2500+ for one that perhaps suits your needs better.


Paul.