From: Luca Berra <bluca@comedia.it>
To: linux-lvm@redhat.com
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] Move pvmove questions Was: Need help with a particular use-case for pvmove.
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 07:25:08 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20101116062508.GA17499@maude.comedia.it> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=ZPUWoFk9Xj2b_-9qggGreV9-Z7xv04bGYYjPF@mail.gmail.com>
On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 02:53:29PM -0500, Stirling Westrup wrote:
>Okay, I've tried the dd_rescue method that was outlined for me, and it
>failed, although not for any reasons inherent in the method. It seems
>that what is wrong with my 'flakey' drive is not that it has bad
>sectors, but that it has a tendency to heat up when used, and then
>fail all operations until its cooled down.
you can try with http://www.gnu.org/software/ddrescue/ddrescue.html
instead of dd_rescue
make it use a logfile on a different device
when the source drive gets too hot let it rest awhile, then restart
using the log file.
L.
--
Luca Berra -- bluca@comedia.it
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-11-16 6:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-11-15 19:53 [linux-lvm] Move pvmove questions Was: Need help with a particular use-case for pvmove Stirling Westrup
2010-11-15 21:47 ` Lars Ellenberg
2010-11-15 22:27 ` Stirling Westrup
2010-11-15 23:21 ` Stuart D. Gathman
2010-11-16 6:25 ` Luca Berra [this message]
2010-11-18 18:30 ` Stirling Westrup
2010-11-18 20:12 ` Alasdair G Kergon
2010-11-18 20:40 ` Stirling Westrup
2010-11-18 21:32 ` Alasdair G Kergon
2010-11-18 22:06 ` Stirling Westrup
2011-01-18 18:35 ` [linux-lvm] Move pvmove questions Stuart D Gathman
2010-11-19 21:56 ` [linux-lvm] Move pvmove questions Was: Need help with a particular use-case for pvmove Stuart D. Gathman
2010-11-19 22:25 ` Stirling Westrup
2010-11-21 14:17 ` Sven Eschenberg
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