Difference between revisions of "How to copy a Linux installation"
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dd if=/dev/hd[a,b,c,..] of=/dev/hd[a,b,c,..] bs=2M | dd if=/dev/hd[a,b,c,..] of=/dev/hd[a,b,c,..] bs=2M | ||
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Part of Destinationdrive : of=/dev/hd[a,b,c,..] the Letter "a" for the first Harddrive, b for the second, .... | Part of Destinationdrive : of=/dev/hd[a,b,c,..] the Letter "a" for the first Harddrive, b for the second, .... | ||
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=== Case 2: The Linux installation is on a Partition === | === Case 2: The Linux installation is on a Partition === |
Revision as of 02:14, 26 November 2005
Contents
Using dd to make a 1:1 copy
Advantages
Disadvantages
Case 1: The Linux installation is on a separate Harddisk
dd if=/dev/hd[a,b,c,..] of=/dev/hd[a,b,c,..] bs=2M
Part of Sourcedrive : if=/dev/hd[a,b,c,..] the Letter "a" for the first Harddrive, b for the second, ....
Part of Destinationdrive : of=/dev/hd[a,b,c,..] the Letter "a" for the first Harddrive, b for the second, ....
Case 2: The Linux installation is on a Partition
(e.g. hda1 is the Partition with the Linux installation and hdb1 is the Destinationdrive)
dd if=/dev/hda1 of=/dev/hdb1 bs=2M