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
