Anyone know... - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

12 Apr 2002

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  -----Original Message-----
 From: Doc [mailto:doc@mdrconsult.com] 
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  > can also use the conv=noerror option to ignore
read errors if you
 > really want whatever data you can get. 
...
    Um, I've not been successful with that option in
Linux or in NetBSD.
 I've tried it reading from damaged tape and from damaged CD media.  dd
 will keep trying... to read the same unreadable block.
   If I missed the way around that, I'd really like to know. 
I'm not sure.  I was under the impression that the errors were ignored
and it kept going.  This did make a good (AFAIK ;) copy of a disk that had 
some problems once for me...

Chris

Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
Amdocs - Champaign, IL

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'