https://github.com/0x2b3bfa0/olddrescue

A ddrescue static binary that runs on 2.4 kernel.
https://github.com/0x2b3bfa0/olddrescue

ancient backup ddrescue disk dsl i386 linux migration msdos old static-binary virtual-machine

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A ddrescue static binary that runs on 2.4 kernel.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/0x2b3bfa0/olddrescue
• Owner: 0x2b3bfa0
• Created: 2015-11-05T15:01:46.000Z (about 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2018-05-20T19:28:23.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-04T13:22:04.496Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: ancient, backup, ddrescue, disk, dsl, i386, linux, migration, msdos, old, static-binary, virtual-machine
• Size: 99.5 MB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 1
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  • Readme: README.md

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# 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!