RSC32Gui

[Dam1an]

Here, simple gui written in c# for rsc32 v2.82 (should work with current version but I didn't test it) (required .NET2.0)
It's not yet finished.

Download:
see attachment

How to:
Place rsc32.exe and rsc32_FFTW3.DLL at Windows folder (or system32 . You can change PATH variable too).

1) Run RSC32Gui.
2) click "choose folder"
3) choose option from dropdownlist
4) hit start

Example:
Creating:
1) Run RSC32Gui.
2) click "choose folder"
3) choose first (-wt -tig -r -ya) option from dropdownlist, hit start, wait
4) choose third (-wrr65000-5% -sn5 -hr5 -ya) option from dropdownlist, hit start, wait. All done.

Checking:
1) Run RSC32Gui.
2) click "choose folder"
3) choose second (or fourth) option, hit start
4) go to "log" tab for details

Repairing:
1) Run RSC32Gui.
2) click "choose folder"
3) choose fifth option, hit start


Available options:

"-wt -tig -r -ya" creates hash (tiger, crc64, md5, sha1) tables
"-rt" read table (file verification using hash)
"-wrr65000-5% -sn5 -hr5 -ya" write recovery records.
"-crr -ya" check with recovery records, ( file verification using hash recovery records)
"-rrr -mf -ya" repair with recovery records

You can write custom commands.


To-do list:
- new icon,
- more settings
- replace drop-down list
- file associations
- adapt for newest rsc32 version,
- "-mu" switch and others

[persicum]

Thanx for GUI to RSC32! That's a miracle that GUI is possible without any efforts from me such as windows messages and so on... Maybe it would be helpful to common users who afraids command line.

>should work with current version but I didn't test it

It works fine with current 2.87 but this version has some new good features
1) BaseNames are supported. It means:

BaseName.FHash.RSC32
BaseName.s00_00.....
BaseName.s01_00.....

2) Two different temporary folders are supported while repairing. But if second is not specified than only first folder is used.

The other thing I would ask you please take care about pathes. The recovery is now placed out of choosen folder rather than inside of choosen folder. It is also nessecary to specify a path to recovery files, to repaired files and so on. But choosen folder probably should not be saved in FHash.RSC32 as now. And so on... Please take care about pathes thoroughly.

[persicum]

BTW, please display EXIT_CODE and its meaning! I just deleted a file and run "-rt", but RSC32GUI said "SUCCESSFULL"

Please also add comments or tags for switches, so -rt should be sound like "Check File Hashes" or similar =)))

two more BUGS:
1) when recovery is not required -rrr hangs.
2) -wrk doesn't work with local ANSI because it changes some letters to another codepage/symbol while others remain untouched.

ALL BUGS are RSC32GUI specific, RSC32 has no these bugs by itself

[persicum]

-wrk doesn't work with local ANSI because it changes some letters to another codepage/symbol while others remain untouched.

Code:

JOB Started with command
-rrr -mf -ya -cwh120-25 -wrk"C:\Documents and Settings\Влад\Рабочий стол\RSC32GUI\964387884" -lo"%userprofile%\RSC32GUI\964387884" 1>>"%userprofile%\RSC32GUI\964387884\stdout" 2>>"%userprofile%\RSC32GUI\964387884\stderr"

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Recovery Report Generated by RSC32.EXE v2.87:

Error! Cannot write to C:\Documents and Settings\Tлад\іабочий стол\RSC32GUI\964387884\RSC32_00C2731D.SWP

[persicum]

yet another bug:
-rrr hangs on 98%

This is because "Total corrupted:0" is not now displayed if equal to zero.

[persicum]

One more wish:
RSC32 has now its own time stamps so if you want you may remove your stamps such as "Elaps:Total:" from the log. But if you need them you may leave them of course.

[Dam1an]

I know about the most issues you mentioned  (the ansi thing, hanging on 98%, etc)
The build is from 4 January 2011

BTW, please display EXIT_CODE and its meaning! I just deleted a file and run "-rt", but RSC32GUI said "SUCCESSFULL"

It always show successful if "stderr is empty", because this is debug info. This is why I wrote this:

Checking:
1) Run RSC32Gui.
2) click "choose folder"
3) choose second (or fourth) option, hit start
4) go to "log" tab for details

of course I'll change that in the future.

Please also add comments or tags for switches, so -rt should be sound like "Check File Hashes" or similar =)))

I wrote:
- replace drop-down list
So there will be buttons :D

[persicum]

OK. Well done. It seems you have finished 95% of total work. So it would be nice when you complete. Fortunately or unfortunately, RSC32 has absolutely no competitors now to protect 10G with 10000 or 100000 blocks fast enough, so people would be compelled to use both yours and mine =)))

[Dam1an]

I'm not sure about those 95% but I am hopeful ;-) This is because we don't have UML use case diagrams.

Now, this is trial and error method.

[Dam1an]

RSC32Gui Revision 18

Fixed:
- "when recovery is not required -rrr hangs." and "-rrr hangs on 98%"
- "Elaps:Total:" removed
- and few others, not mentioned in this thread. (fixed stdout and log parser)

[Dam1an]

RSC32Gui Revision 22

Fixed:
- "-wrk doesn't work with local ANSI" (Settings tab), now it should work, tested with ęóąśłżźćń
- Log. Separated main switches and additional ones. for example:

Code:

JOB Started with switches
-wrr65000-5% -sn5 -hr5 -ya

additional switches
-cwh120-25 -wrk"%rsc32gui_wrk%" -lo"%userprofile%\RSC32GUI\996032226" 1>>"%userprofile%\RSC32GUI\996032226\stdout" 2>>"%userprofile%\RSC32GUI\996032226\stderr"

- added those:
"Status: Success" - for -wt, -rt, -wrr, -crr, -rrr
"Status: Success, Repairing is not required" - for -rrr
"Status: Success, Recovery is possible" - for -crr
"Status: Fail, Recovery is not possible" - for -crr and -rrr
"Status: Fail, different HASH" - for -rt

Download:
see attachment

[persicum]

now it should work, tested with ęóąśłżźćń

It seems really work, but please check for CAPITAL of these diacretic...

"Elaps:Total:" removed

Please add empty line before the very last "Total:" or remove it?

Status: Fail, different HASH" - for -rt

Please change to "Status: Bad, files are corrupted"

BuG:
"finding undamaged volumes" display for a while when -wrr

[Dam1an]

It seems really work, but please check for CAPITAL of these diacretic...

Works for me, tested with folder name "ĘÓĄŚ ŁŻŹĆŃ" and "ŚŁŻĆŃĘÓĄŹ".

Please add empty line before the very last "Total:" or remove it?

And the reason is?

"finding undamaged volumes" display for a while when -wrr

Fixed

Please change to "Status: Bad, files are corrupted"

Both are bad, I think.
Maybe "Status: Fail, Hash check NOT passed"


BTW: Next revision will be "Multi instance" compatible. I'm planning to make "wait until other jobs active" option.

[Dam1an]

Revision 28
- exception System.InvalidOperationException handled
- prevent showing "finding undamaged volumes" while -wrr
 

[persicum]

Maybe "Status: Fail, Hash check NOT passed"

OK

I'm planning to make "wait until other jobs active" option.

Is it a queue?

[persicum]

What about "PAUSE" button between "START" and "BREAK"?

One more wish:
What about reseting total progress bar as well as current progress bar to 0% when finished?

[persicum]

And the reason is?

And what the reason of TWO empty lines before "THE END"? =)))

What about combining "Total:" and "THE END" into just one message and only ONE empty line before the combined line? Such as "\n Totally completed in XXXs" or what you prefer.

[Dam1an]

Oh, I got it. It's for aesthetics reasons.
What about something like this:

Code:

Totally completed in 123.5 s
##################################################
####         J O B    F I N I S H E D         ####
##################################################

Pause button. It's really that important? I can try.

I'm planning to make "wait until other jobs active" option.

Is it a queue?

Yes. It will recognize other RSC32Gui instances and running jobs. Option will be called something like this (user can change the quantity of running jobs, default will be 1):

Multi-Instance control:
Suspend new job until 2 other job(s) or more are still running/active.

(Or "Maximum running/active jobs: 2")


If someone launch four RSC32Gui instances. Chose folder....., and click START button - on each of them.
It will be something like this:

After one minute:
1) RSC32GUI   3% 323 seconds remain...
2) RSC32GUI   2% 950 seconds remain...
3) RSC32GUI   Status: WAITING
4) RSC32GUI   Status: WAITING

After few minutes:
1) RSC32GUI   Status: Success
2) RSC32GUI   45% 550 seconds remain...
3) RSC32GUI   7% 250 seconds remain...
4) RSC32GUI   Status: WAITING

After dozen of minutes:
1) RSC32GUI   Status: Success
2) RSC32GUI   90% 150 seconds remain...
3) RSC32GUI   Status: Success, Repairing is not required
4) RSC32GUI   3% 523 seconds remain...

[persicum]

OK

[Dam1an]

I will use monospaced font inside Log tab, for better look.

[persicum]

When you implement paths please implement -sa switch. This looks for blocks additionaly in the path given by -sa[Path]. But be careful! -wr2"" and -sa"" with empty paths is not the same thing as absence of -wr2 and -sa

[Dam1an]

-wr2"" and -sa"" with empty paths is not the same thing as absence of -wr2 and -sa

Could you provide more detail? Example?

What's the purpose of "-poPath" switch in "----- Reed-Solomon Group -----"?
I'm asking because we already have "-wrrNN-MMM-Path", "-crrPath"  and "-rrrPath"


Revision 31 (from yesterday)
Added:
"-wr2" - Option in the settings tab (Second working directory for swap files).
Available options:
"The same as first" (= "-wr2" absence)
and custom path

- Modified ending marker:

Code:

"Totally completed in: "+ gettotal + "s\r\n"
##################################################
####         J O B    F I N I S H E D         ####
##################################################

[persicum]

Could you provide more detail? Example?

1) absence of -wr2. That means no special second path for swapping. Only first path given as -wrk is used.
2) -wr2 or -wr2"". That means use current path as second path. May differ from first path.
3) -wr2e:\temp. That means use e:\temp as second path. May differ from first path.

-wr2 is useful not only for three physical HDD, but also for two physical HDD.
Good example:
-wrkd:\temp -wr2c:\temp. This will swap from one physicall HDD to another all the time even without disk e:

What's the purpose of "-poPath" switch

path to repaired files. But always together with "RSC32_Repaired". Probably I will try to remove this some day but I really like it so i am not sure...

[persicum]

Revision 31 (from yesterday)
Added:
"-wr2" - Option in the settings tab (Second working directory for swap files).

Two temp paths work well, but a small bug: while first is inactive the second is still active (to change).

Modified ending marker:

Goog, but what about an empty line before "totally..." =))) for aestetical purpose =)))

[Dam1an]

while first is inactive the second is still active

You meant while job is active/running first option is grayed out but second second option isn't?
Anyway, I fixed this.

what about an empty line before

ok, ok.

[persicum]

You meant while job is active/running first option is grayed out but second second option isn't?
Anyway, I fixed this.

Yeah

working directory for swap files, etc

Please change this to just "working directory for swap files", because RSC32 never uses any temporary data files or index files besides swap files

[persicum]

Dam1an

One little problem. It is theoretically possible that a file to be damaged but all blocks are valid.
So repairing is required but decoding is not required since all blocks are valid. The file just to be reassembled without swapping and decoding. Please take attention to treat this correctly.

Code:

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Recovery Report Generated by RSC32.EXE v2.87:
                                   
Access Errors....: 0
Reading Errors...: 0
Size Errors......: 1
CRC Errors.......: 0

***** Info from RecoveryRecord *****
Encoding Method..............: RS32_DFT
Number of Data Volumes.......: 62202
Number of Recovery Volumes...: 3110
Total Size...................: 771,304,800
Size of Volume...............: 12,400
Redundancy...................: 5%

Memory Required..............: 24,800
Number of Threads............: 2
SSE2 Support.................: Enabled
MMX Support..................: Enabled
                                   
Finding has been done successfully in 33s
                                   
UserData Volumes Found.......: 62202 from 62202 (0 missing)
Recovery Volumes Found.......: 0 from 3110 (0 extra)
Recovery is POSSIBLE!

Decoding is not required

====================
test\test.avi                          Repaired

Repairing has been done successfully in 1m 14s
Total Repaired: 1

Totally completed in: 74,6174528s
##################################################
####         J O B    F I N I S H E D         ####
##################################################

[Dam1an]

So if I had file (DATA.DAT file) and I want achieve 'Size Error' and 'UserData Volumes missing: 0'
I must do this:
1) create table and recovery volumes
2) append dummy data to DATA.DAT file
(
copy /b "DATA.DAT" +"1MB_dummy.DAT" "DATAcorrupted.DAT"
del "DATA.DAT"
ren "DATAcorrupted.DAT" "DATA.DAT"
)
3) rsc32 -rrr

Is that correct?

[Dam1an]

Revision 32
"Decoding is not required" handled.

[persicum]

Is that correct?

Unfortunately, this is not correct because partial block cannot be found =(((.
This will kill the very last block.

Try following:
copy /b "1MB_dummy.DAT"+"DATA.DAT" "DATAcorrupted.DAT"

[Dam1an]

Well, it didn't kill last block. I got "Decoding is not required".

[persicum]

Revision 32
"Decoding is not required" handled.

Thank you, it really works. But TotalProgressBar is not very accurate... Doesn't matter? I know it is difficult to predict the TotalProgressBar