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A ddrescue static binary that runs on 2.4 kernel.

olddrescue

A ddrescue static binary that runs on 2.4 kernel.

What? Why? How?

What happens if I have a very old PC with MS DOS 6.0 and I want to migrate it to VirtualBox?

Simply use dd and a USB to IDE adapter...

Unfortunately, I have a very old IDE disk that is not supported by the adapter.

Burn dsl-n-01RC4.iso on a CD and boot DSL-n from that ancient computer. Then use dd to copy the HDD into a USB drive or a CD.

Oh, my! My disk has some important info but has many bad blocks. Also I noticed that the ISO doesn't have ddrescue. What can I do?

Not so simple, because the DSL kernel is a ancient one and doesn't support the new ddrescue binaries. You may need to run DSL-n in a virtual machine to compile a static binary for ancient kernels.

What? I don't want to get my hands dirty using gcc!

Then download the precompiled binary from this repository and run it!

olddrescue's Issues

./configure && make static_ddrescue works for 2.6 kernel like puppy linux 3 or 4.

Puppy linux 3 will boot on old non-pae pentium/amd-k5 with as little as 64meg ram.

I created static_ddrescue that runs on puppy-linux 3 or 4 for newest pre-release drescue-1.23-pre3 and I'll post on github when I get a chance. Until then here's how to do it...

In virtualbox (or your favorite emulator) boot the pup-431.iso live cd. You'll need a virtual-disk of about 600meg or a usb-stick with that much free space to save your changes/do a full install.
Install gcc 4.22 in puppy 431 per http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=379927&sid=f51c3d1f2ef13f596b4b2446a304253b#379927 namely:
`Download and install this SFS to compile gcc programs in Puppy 4.3.1
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/puppylinux/puppy-4.3.1/devx_431.sfs

For liveCD/DVD and frugal installations save or copy the file to /mnt/home

menu / system / bootmanager
and add the devx sfs `
Untar your ddrescue, then ./configure && make static_ddrescue
Or try ./configure LDFLAGS=-static --no-create