[ltp] Cloning a hard disk?
Jaime Iniesta
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 18 Aug 2005 17:08:43 +0200
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Do you think this would work if instead of mounting the new HD on another=
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machine, I've got it mounted by USB on the Thinkpad?
I mean, boot the Thinkpad with a Knoppixx CD and 'dd' the /dev/hda to=20
/media/usb or whatever is called the new HD.
I want to clone the *entire* HD, not just a partition, to keep the hidden=
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Windows recovery partition.
Jaime
2005/8/18, Richard Neill <rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk>:
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> Paul Kaplan wrote:
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> >>So I'm looking for a Windows software that will let me clone the IBM=20
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> >>disk, entirely, with all its partitions and data, onto the Samsung hard
> >>disk.
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> Boot the laptop with knoppix. Then, something like:
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> dd if=3D/dev/hda1 | ssh root@des-machine -e "cat /dev/hdX1"
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> This assumes you have the samsung disk mounted in another machine.
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> Notes:
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> 1)check my syntax - I am not certain it's correct
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> 2)Remember to test the new image!
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> 3)Think carefully about partitions. If you copy them over partition at a
> time, you'll need to partition the new disk first. If you copy over the
> entire disk (dev/hda rather than dev/hda1), then what happens if the two
> disks are not exactly the same size?
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> Richard
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Jaime Iniesta AKA Capit=E1n planeta
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Do you think this would work if instead of mounting the new HD on another m=
achine, I've got it mounted by USB on the Thinkpad?<br>
<br>
I mean, boot the Thinkpad with a Knoppixx CD and 'dd' the /dev/hda to /medi=
a/usb or whatever is called the new HD.<br>
<br>
I want to clone the *entire* HD, not just a partition, to keep the hidden W=
indows recovery partition.<br>
<br>
Jaime<br>
<br>
<br><div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">2005/8/18, Richard Neill <<a href=
=3D"mailto:rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk">rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk</a>>:</span><b=
lockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 20=
4, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br><br>Paul Kaplan wrote:<br><br>>>So I'm looking for a Windows soft=
ware that will let me clone the IBM hard<br>>>disk, entirely, with al=
l its partitions and data, onto the Samsung hard<br>>>disk.<br><br>
Boot the laptop with knoppix. Then, something like:<br><br><br>dd if=3D/dev=
/hda1 | ssh root@des-machine -e "cat /dev/hdX1"<br><br><br>This a=
ssumes you have the samsung disk mounted in another machine.<br><br>Notes:
<br><br>1)check my syntax - I am not certain it's correct<br><br>2)Remember=
to test the new image!<br><br>3)Think carefully about partitions. If you c=
opy them over partition at a<br>time, you'll need to partition the new disk=
first. If you copy over the
<br>entire disk (dev/hda rather than dev/hda1), then what happens if the tw=
o<br>disks are not exactly the same size?<br><br>Richard<br>--<br>The linux=
-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:<br><a href=3D"http://mailman.linux-=
thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad">
http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad</a><br></=
blockquote></div><br><br><br>-- <br><br>Jaime Iniesta AKA Capit=E1n planeta=
<br>email: capitanplaneta ARROBA gmail PUNTO com<br>jabber: capitanplaneta =
ARROBA jabberes PUNTO org
<br>webs: <a href=3D"http://capitanplaneta.blogspot.com/">http://capitanpla=
neta.blogspot.com/</a>
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