Add USB Port Reset Functionality for Recovering Fake/Corrupt SD Cards

[DRCRecoveryData]

Hi,

Thank you for your work on OpenSuperClone!

I came across this blog post about recovering data from fake or corrupt SD cards using a USB port reset to handle bad sectors and improve read performance:
https://blog.wapnet.nl/2022/02/corrupt-sd-card-recovery/

Would it be possible to add a similar functionality to OpenSuperClone? Specifically, an option to reset the USB port when encountering errors, without requiring external hardware like a YKUSH, relay board, or devices supported by uhubctl.

Below is a simple example script I’ve been using for this purpose. It leverages a USB reset command to retry after a failed read:

#!/bin/bash
# Ensure you update /dev/bus to match your card reader
# Run as sudo and mount the disk (e.g., /media/thomas)

while true; do
    echo "Retrying read operation..."
    ddrescue -d /dev/sdb1 /media/thomas/backup/backup1.img /media/thomas/backup/backup1.mapfile
    sleep 1
    ./usbreset /dev/bus/usb/001/004
    sleep 1
done

Integrating such functionality would make OpenSuperClone even more versatile for recovering data from problematic SD cards.

Thank you for considering this feature!

[ISpillMyDrink]

Have you looked into Direct USB mode? It is able to perform two different kinds of USB resets on timeouts and is configurable.

I would assume that the USB port reset (which is enabled by default) would be functionally identical.