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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
PostPosted: October 10th, 2019, 1:22 
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Thanks Scott, I'll double down on my own tools, but I'll double bug you on allowing the user to select /dev/sg devices - it works perfectly over symlink but limits cluster size to 128. And one thing I just noticed if you start a new project, choose a source and destination, then add a ddrescue mapfile it clears your selected source and destination - not a big deal but a UX annoyance.


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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
PostPosted: October 10th, 2019, 17:43 
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Thanks Scott, I'll double down on my own tools, but I'll double bug you on allowing the user to select /dev/sg devices - it works perfectly over symlink but limits cluster size to 128. And one thing I just noticed if you start a new project, choose a source and destination, then add a ddrescue mapfile it clears your selected source and destination - not a big deal but a UX annoyance.

There was a point in time where I thought using /dev/sg* was good also. But I always encountered some sort of issue along the way, so I don't use it. I can't give specifics (not because I won't, but because there were multiple reasons that I don't remember or can't explain), but know that I have considered it and tried it at different times, and there are reasons I don't do it.

As for the ddrescue mapfile import, it is treated as a new project, and a new project clears the source and destination. The solution is to import the ddrescue mapfile first, before selecting source and destination. Most that are using hddsuperclone are not importing from ddrescue, so this is not normally an issue.

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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
PostPosted: October 22nd, 2019, 11:20 
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I'm trying to find out why I can't get DIRECT AHCI mode to work. I'm in touch with the developer but we aren't getting anywhere. Is there anybody else using HDDSuperClone that has managed to get DIRECT AHCI mode to work? Obviously this is the PRO version.

It looks to be a promising bit of kit but I just can't get it to work properly. I must be doing something wrong but can't find out what.


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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
PostPosted: October 22nd, 2019, 18:45 
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Still no luck. The developer is being very helpful but nothing seems to make it work in Direct AHCI mode yet..


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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
PostPosted: October 22nd, 2019, 19:50 
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alfarom wrote:
Still no luck. The developer is being very helpful but nothing seems to make it work in Direct AHCI mode yet..

From the data I have been provided, I can see a possible issue where the ahci controller is providing memory addresses not expected by the program. This will take some more debug code writing and testing, hopefully with a good result. But it will take a bit of time to resolve.

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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
PostPosted: October 24th, 2019, 20:57 
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So I have a potential fix for this latest user issue that hopefully will be reported as solving the issue. But that is not the purpose of this reply.

The purpose of this reply is that during testing, I found a new issue with the latest linux kernel 5. Some things have changed and the virtual driver will not work with the new kernel versions. Just one more thing I have to fix now. I am not in a big hurry, as it only affects the pro version, and the workaround is to simply not use the latest and greatest version of linux.

One thing I am waiting to happen is for the GUI to quit working in some future linux version. If/when that does happen, I am not sure if I would fix it. It would be months worth of work for me (at my work pace with the time I have available). I currently still have to build the program in an older version of linux, as it won’t build in newer versions. So I am just giving a forewarning that at some point in time, if it totally quits working in newer versions of linux, I may not update it to do so. Or if I do, it will not happen quickly.

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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
PostPosted: October 26th, 2019, 12:22 
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Just tested the new fix and it has solved my problem in getting the source drive listed in Direct SATA mode. Program now working great.... Many thanks...


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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
PostPosted: October 28th, 2019, 19:01 
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Version 2.2.2 has been released.

HDDSuperClone Changelog

version 2.2.2 20191027
* Skip resets will not stop if max skip size set low
* Fixed a bug with SMART where it would crash
* Internal program activation improvement
* Improved Direct AHCI and IDE motherboard support

version 2.2.1 20190908
* Added extra info to direct USB source listing
* Increased the max cluster size for direct IDE and AHCI

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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
PostPosted: November 17th, 2019, 21:30 
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Version 2.2.4 has been released.

HDDSuperClone Changelog

version 2.2.4 20191117
* Fixed a bug when using generic source device mode

version 2.2.3 20191110
* Virtual Driver now works with Linux Kernel 5.0+

And for those looking for more help, I am finally starting to find the time to start making tutorial videos. That is still a work in progress, but at least I have started :)

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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
PostPosted: November 20th, 2019, 18:11 
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Looking forward to those tutorial videos. They will really get the product noticed..


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PostPosted: November 20th, 2019, 19:58 
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It will most certainly help if you host them on YT. 12+ % of my traffic is from there.

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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
PostPosted: November 27th, 2019, 19:45 
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Version 2.2.5 has been released.

version 2.2.5 20191124
* Fixed a bug with resetting the log and the last sector(s)
* Fixed a bug with reverse cloning and the last sector(s)

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Version 2.2.6 has been released.

version 2.2.6 20191223
* Added a warning if the destination is smaller than source
* Improved the variance time test of the Analyze feature
* Added the advanced option Enable read twice on timeout
* Fixed a bug with the virtual driver on some systems
* Fixed analyze and smart data in the log so hddscviewer can read the log
* Fixed a timer issue with USB Direct mode

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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
PostPosted: January 2nd, 2020, 19:08 
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This latest release has some improvements for Direct USB mode for flash drive compatibility, but some flash drives may still not work in this mode. And now I have come to realize that SD cards seem to have an additional communication protocol through USB, and until I can figure that out, SD cards will not work with Direct USB mode.

Version 2.2.7 has been released.

version 2.2.7 20200101
* Fixed a bug with manual soft and hard reset timers
* Removed some ATA commands from normal USB Direct mode
* Added USB Direct ATA mode for conventional drives
* Additional compatibility improvements for USB Direct mode
* Other minor bug fixes and improvements

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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
PostPosted: January 3rd, 2020, 5:09 
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alfarom wrote:
Looking forward to those tutorial videos. They will really get the product noticed..


+1 for YouTube tutorials. You can expect very healthy, long-term traffic from YouTube. And google algo's will doubtless appreciate you posting content on one of its own platforms; all good for SEO.


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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
PostPosted: January 4th, 2020, 16:00 
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I have been working on making videos, I am up to 19 now, although I am waiting to release them until I think I am about done making them. Number 19 is me explaining how DMDE totally smoked R-Studio with live data extraction through HDDSuperClone. I think DMDE is my new favorite recovery tool (other than HDDSuperClone of course).

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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
PostPosted: January 5th, 2020, 10:26 
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Looking forward to your videos...


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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
PostPosted: January 22nd, 2020, 20:22 
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Along with this new release, I have also released the videos that I have made so far. I have not put them on youtube yet, but they can be found with the new website section link for video examples:
http://www.sdcomputingservice.com/hddsu ... o-examples

Version 2.2.8 has been released.
HDDSuperClone Changelog
version 2.2.8 20200121
* Improvement for USB Direct mode flash drive compatibility
* Fixed a timeout bug with virtual disk and direct mode
* Direct AHCI mode now sets the DMA mode
* Updated the documentation to reflect use of DMDE for data extraction

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PostPosted: January 22nd, 2020, 20:28 
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In my recent testing with the virtual driver to extract data, I have found that DMDE works better than R-Studio for integrated data extraction. I just needed to figure out the proper settings in DMDE so that it would continue without constantly stopping with errors.

Along with this discovery, I have also been in contact with the author of DMDE. We are looking at working on some improvements to make our programs work better together. There are no absolute commitments, but I am excited that this could be beneficial for both HDDSuperClone and DMDE. Right now they work together just as they are, in a way that makes them powerful without any sort of direct integration. It can only get better.

I would like to think that the programs working together is in a way like R-Studio working with DeepSpar DDI… except much more affordable :)

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 Post subject: Re: HDDSuperClone - A new Linux hard drive cloning/imaging t
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Great stuff....


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