On 02/24/2013 03:15 PM, Stone wrote: > Am 24.02.2013 20:51, schrieb Phil Turmel: >> On 02/24/2013 02:23 PM, Stone wrote: >> >>> hm ok. >>> what copy method recommend you? >>> dd? (the duration is very long) >> I normally use dc3dd. For troublesome disks, gnu ddrescue is the better >> choice. > ok. this tool i do not know but i think this is the right way: > ddrescue /dev/sdx /path/to/my/new/drive If you have spares of the same size, simply duplicate to the spare: ddrescue -b 4096 /dev/sdx /dev/sdy -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html