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 Post subject: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging tool
PostPosted: April 16th, 2016, 22:24 
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I would like to introduce HDDSuperClone, a new advanced Linux based hard drive cloning/imaging tool. The current free version is comparable to gnu ddrescue, and should actually be better in some ways. Please visit the home page for more information.

http://www.sdcomputingservice.com/hddsuperclone

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PostPosted: April 17th, 2016, 8:06 
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There's a lot of discussion of the tool here already: https://www.data-medics.com/forum/hddsu ... t1262.html

Definitely is a cool project with a ton of potential.

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PostPosted: July 13th, 2016, 20:56 
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I have received very little feedback on the free version of HDDSuperClone so far, so I am bumping this up to try to get more people interested in the cloning tool. Only one person (thank you!) has provided productive feedback and I have addressed the issues that were found so far. More need to try it out and test and provide feedback, that is the only way bugs can be found and improvements can be made.

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PostPosted: July 24th, 2016, 10:51 
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It has been requested a few times and I have said I was not going to do it because it would be too much work and too time consuming. Well, I went ahead and did it anyway. I created a Live CD with my tools installed on it. It is available through the website. Enjoy!
http://www.sdcomputingservice.com/hddlivecd

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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
PostPosted: July 31st, 2016, 15:20 
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A new version of HDDSuperClone free has been released. The biggest changes are that now ATA passthrough mode is enabled in the free version, which can help in cases where the Linux kernel performs extra retries or some other weird thing in SCSI passthrough mode. And the skip threshold time has also been enabled for the free version. This allows skipping of slow areas of a bad head when it is not producing enough or any errors that would otherwise induce the head skipping algorithm. Just be aware that now with the skip threshold enabled a drive that suffers from a slow response issue due to a firmware glitch will trigger runaway skipping that will cause skip resets, unless you set the skip threshold to a high time to disable it such as 60000ms (60 seconds).

HDDSuperClone Changelog
version 1.2 2016
* Added support for importing new style ddrescue log
* Now asks for progress file if not provided
* Image file is now an option for target choice
* ATA mode is now allowed in free version
* Skip threshold is now allowed in free version
* Removed options not available in free version
* Internal code changes to allow for future GUI

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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
PostPosted: August 20th, 2016, 21:38 
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I finally have a report where HDDSuperClone free version very much outperformed ddrescue. The short version is that the drive appears to have one head out of four that is not reading any data at all. The user gave up trying with other cloning tools, including ddrescue, because they were taking too long with very little results, and gave HDDSuperClone a try. It recovered about 73.9% of the data in a reasonable amount of time (see the full report on the website for more info). The user also suffered a power loss during the recovery which caused a partially written progress log file, showing that the backup log file is very useful as the backup file was fully intact. The full version of this report can be viewed on the website at the following link:
http://www.sdcomputingservice.com/hddsu ... ss-stories

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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
PostPosted: August 21st, 2016, 6:58 
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Great to hear. Congratulations.

I looked around on the site, but could not find info on the "head self-learning" component of the software. Please, can you expand on what this part of the technology is doing exactly?

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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
PostPosted: August 21st, 2016, 9:53 
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From the HDDSuperClone main page:
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There is also another advantage of HDDSuperClone. It has an advanced self learning head skipping algorithm that will attempt to skip out of a bad head in about 7 bad reads. This can make getting the data from the good heads much faster. Hardware imagers can “turn off” a head and only read data from the good heads which is ideal, but that requires using special vendor specific commands. The head skipping algorithm of HDDSuperClone is about as close as one can hope to get to that without special commands.

And from the manual under Theory of Operation:
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Phase 1 is a copy pass forward with skipping. Phase 2 is a copy pass backward with skipping. Together they offer the best attempt to get the most good data first and fast from the good areas of the drive. The skipping is based on read errors and will skip when a read error is encountered, and self adjusts to try to skip out of a bad head in about 7 read errors. A read that takes longer then the –skip-threshold value will also trigger a skip event. The skipping starts out at –skip-size, and increases as needed per the algorithm, unless it hits –max-skip-size in which case it is reset back to –skip-size. These two passes are the money passes. If after these two passes you don’t have a percentage complete in the upper 90’s then you likely have a weak/damaged head, and the next phases could take a long time to complete.

From the Usage section of the manual, just to point out that the skipping could go crazy on a drive with a slow reading issue without changing a setting:
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‘--skip-threshold <ms>’

The time in milliseconds for a read that will trigger a skip event, the default is 2000 (2 seconds). This option only applies to copy phases 1 and 2. This is meant for drives that have very slow reading areas but not enough if any errors in those areas to trigger the skipping algorithm. Any read that takes longer than the value of the setting will trigger a skip event. Note that for drives that have a "slow responding" issue this will cause runaway skipping and you will see the skip reset count increase. If this happens you may need to use the –reset-status option and start over with adjusted options. To disable this threshold just set it to a high number such as 60000 (60 seconds).

And from the Understanding the Display section of the manual:
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Skip size is the current base skip size. This can grow if the head skipping algorithm is triggered. Skips is the total number of times the program has skipped since the program was started. Runs is how many skip runs have happened since the program was started. If you see the run count growing, it likely means there is a weak/damaged head. Resets is the number of times the skip size had to be reset. Under normal circumstances the reset count should remain at zero. If it is greater than zero it is an indication of a problem with either too large of an initial skip size, too small of a max skip size, or it is not reading much if any data, and you may need to adjust the skip size and max skip size to handle a special condition. Recent is the highest reported skip since the last display update. This can be greater than the base skip size as it is controlled by the skipping algorithm.

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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
PostPosted: August 21st, 2016, 14:25 
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Great job on the explanations. These are very valuable, well, for those who will care enough to read. Thanks.

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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
PostPosted: August 21st, 2016, 17:14 
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maximus wrote:
I finally have a report where HDDSuperClone free version very much outperformed ddrescue.

Nice! Congratulations.

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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
PostPosted: August 21st, 2016, 19:27 
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"I finally have a report where HDDSuperClone free version very much outperformed ddrescue."

Congrats! Your dedication and hard work are bearing fruit. (I was going to say, paying off, but that comes with the paid version.) It must be very gratifying to see such excellent results. Kudos, well earned!

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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
PostPosted: November 28th, 2016, 21:06 
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It seems I missed posting on here for the last version, so now the newest version changelog:

HDDSuperClone Changelog

version 1.4 20161125
* Fixed the long option --progressfile
* Extra information has been added to the progess file
* It will now reload skip info from the progress file
* Fixed a bug with reverse in phase1
* Changed the recent skip to run size

version 1.3 20161015
* More internal code changes
* If log has errors it now mentions the repair option
* Fixed bug with exiting on device fault
* Fixed bug that produced log lines of same status
* Improved skipping algorithm
* Fixed a bug where imported ddrescue log was not repaired

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PostPosted: November 28th, 2016, 21:07 
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Also, an update to HDDSuperTool:

HDDSuperTool Changelog

version 1.8-1.7 20161125
* Improved some IO code for direct mode
* Improved some of the WD VSC scripts
* Added the script wd_royl_read_rom
* Added the script wd_royl_check_rom
* Added the script wd_royl_write_rom

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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
PostPosted: November 28th, 2016, 21:11 
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I have added the WD ROM read and write capability scripts for HDDSuperTool, with the hope that it could make it easier for someone to swap from a USB to SATA PC board. If the USB drive can be seen in Linux then there is a good chance that the ROM can be dumped. It may even be possible on drives that are SA locked, but that is yet to be seen. I would be interested to know if ROM can be read on the drives that cannot access SA (modules).

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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
PostPosted: May 30th, 2017, 19:50 
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I have not been keeping up with updates on here very well. But I would like to announce that I have just released a beta GUI version of HDDSuperClone. At this time to run the GUI version you must use the --gui option on the command line. Or if you download the live CD, you can click an icon on the desktop. It still needs some work, but the GUI should operate as a fully functioning cloning tool.

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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
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As usual I have not been keeping up on updates here. A new version of HDDSuperClone has been released. I am now considering the GUI to be stable.

HDDSuperClone Changelog

version 1.12 20171119
* Fixed a bug with changing the clustersize
* Fixed a bug in the advanced settings
* Added size in GB to display output (GUI)
* Added timer settings (direct mode)
* Added generic modes
* Many tweaks for direct mode
* Many other program tweaks for improved operation

version 1.11.gui.beta 20170902
* Removed some code that was causing a library error

version 1.10.gui.beta 20170806
* Added a device check before commiting to device error
* Added advanced options to the GUI version
* Added the ability to process CHS
* Added the option to enable/disable the OS write buffer
* Removed the 10% limit on direct IDE PIO

version 1.9.gui.beta 20170629
* Added language packs
* Will start in GUI if no command line options are set
* Added the option --command-line to override auto GUI
* Removed the exit box popup

version 1.8.1 20170529
* Fixed a bug where read only devices would not open

version 1.8 20170529
* Added the option --reset-log
* Added the option --gui

version 1.7 20170304
* Fixed the display percent and time remaining when using a domain file
* Fixed the time remaining when performing retries
* Improved the display when performing retries
* Progress logfile is automatically repaired if same status found

version 1.6.1 20170208
* Fixed a bug with the progress logfile output

version 1.6 20170129
* Fixed a bug with ata return data
* Fixed a bug with error output not displaying
* Improved some error output
* Added the option --exit-slow-time

version 1.5.2 20170121
* Fixed possible exit code and message issues

version 1.5.1 20170112
* Fixed a bug with the fill options

version 1.5 20170110
* Added the option --exit-on-slow

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New version 1.99.1.beta released:

HDDSuperClone Changelog

version 1.99.1.beta 20180618
* Changed how skip resets are triggered
* Added Slow skips to the display
* Security lock is now detected
* HDDSuperTool is now part of HDDSuperClone
* Other improvements for the future pro version
* BETA release of the PRO capable version

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New version 1.99.2.beta released:

HDDSuperClone Changelog

version 1.99.2.beta 20180705
* Fixed the exit message when not run as root
* Fixed a bug with the slow skips count
* Fixed a bug with the last run size value
* Improved the skipping algorithm to help extend the range
* It will now stop when a skip reset happens
* New section in the manual to explain skip resets
* Most GUI messages now included in language translate
* The instruction manual is now available from the help menu
* Added an analyze function (pro version)

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New version 1.99.3.beta released:

HDDSuperClone Changelog

version 1.99.3.beta 20180714
* Added a SMART data function (pro version)
* Improved the auto passthrough identify results
* New section in the manual for 520 byte per sectors drives
* Installer now puts links in the application menu
* HDDSuperTool now lists modes if target not chosen

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New version 2.0 released:

HDDSuperClone Changelog

version 2.0 20180826
* Changed the message when choosing an existing image file
* Added option to use physical sector size as logigal for virtual disk
* Updated the EULA
* Reduced the number of translated languages

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