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Re: Distinguishing between hardware, software, and operator induced symptoms

From David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Distinguishing between hardware, software, and operator induced symptoms
Date 2016-11-19 04:30 +0100
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On 11/18/2016 06:25 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> As noted in the "Invoking ddrescue" thread
> [https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2016/11/msg00641.html], my laptop
> [dedicated to educational/experimental projects which could fail
> spectacularly] used to apparently successfully run ddrescue, malfunctioned.
> 
> <*BACKGROUND*>
> The laptop is a used Lenovo R61 running Debian 8.6.0 with MATE D.E.
> installed from purchased set of DVDs. The "damaged" and destination
> drives were connected by separate USB adapters [each powered by separate
> wall warts].

Don't use USB external SSD/ HDD enclosures for low-level work.  You want
to connect your HDD's to a SATA motherboard connector or
known-Linux-good HBA in a desktop or server chassis.


David

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Distinguishing between hardware, software, and operator induced  symptoms Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-11-18 15:30 +0100
  Re: Distinguishing between hardware, software, and operator induced  symptoms Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-11-18 15:50 +0100
    Re: Distinguishing between hardware, software, and operator induced symptoms Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2016-11-18 16:10 +0100
      Re: Distinguishing between hardware, software, and operator induced  symptoms Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-11-18 17:30 +0100
  Re: Distinguishing between hardware, software, and operator induced symptoms "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2016-11-18 16:30 +0100
    Re: Distinguishing between hardware, software, and operator induced  symptoms Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-11-18 17:20 +0100
  Re: Distinguishing between hardware, software, and operator induced  symptoms Bob Weber <bobrweber@gmail.com> - 2016-11-18 16:30 +0100
    Re: Distinguishing between hardware, software, and operator induced  symptoms Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-11-18 17:10 +0100
  Re: Distinguishing between hardware, software, and operator induced  symptoms Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2016-11-18 21:00 +0100
    Re: Distinguishing between hardware, software, and operator induced  symptoms Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-11-19 12:10 +0100
      Re: Distinguishing between hardware, software, and operator induced  symptoms Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2016-11-19 13:30 +0100
  Re: Distinguishing between hardware, software, and operator induced  symptoms David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2016-11-19 04:30 +0100
    Re: Distinguishing between hardware, software, and operator induced  symptoms Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-11-19 12:10 +0100

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