A shot in the dark

[Adam Hawes]

> Any one have any idea how I can get the data off of this drive? 
> I even tried dd'ing the entire device t another disk. It goes along 
> fine until it hits that bad block and then spins in circles with an
> input/output error. 

> I fear this is a case of... close the barn door because the horses are
> out... but I promised them I would try.

That says to me the disk is crapped out.  You are going to need the
services of a professional, or just software that knows how to skip
that bad sector.

I'd try using the SMART tools and looking at the health status of
the disk.  It might be able to map out the bad block and allow you
to recover some of the data.

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