Re: [Bug-ddrescue] Documentation suggestion for linux noobs like me

[Antonio Diaz Diaz]

Hello,

Peter Liepmann wrote:
> Thank you for a wonderful tool.

You are welcome. :-)


> I noticed I can't write a logfile to_/dev/hdb2/logfile_,  but I CAN 
> write to_/MEDIA/hdb2/logfile_     (Yes, DUH, I know, but)

I have added the following to the manual (as always, suggestions are 
welcome):

  'INFILE' and 'OUTFILE' may be files, devices or partitions.
  'LOGFILE' is a regular file and must be placed in an existing
  directory. If 'LOGFILE' does not exist, ddrescue will create it.


> Also, do any of the drives need to be mounted?

Reading the manual one may notice that drives are rescued unmounted, but 
I have made it more explicit:

  Never try to rescue a r/w mounted partition. The resulting copy may
  be useless. It is best that the device or partition to be rescued is
  not mounted at all, not even read-only.


> Does mounting matter when usingdirect disc access?

Mounting matters because other processes accesing the filesystem could 
interfere with ddrescue. Mounting read-only should not cause serious 
problems with or without direct disc access.


> "So simple, so very simple, that only a child can do it."  (New Math, 
> Tom Lehrer)

I do not advise to let a child play with ddrescue. ;-)


Best regards,
Antonio.