Re: disk cloning with dd

[Werner Otto]

Norman Hooper wrote:
Hi Alphonse
 

Can I simply use dd to clone my failing hard disk (hda) onto another
(hdb) of the same size as follows:
# dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdb bs=512
Or will norton ghost do a better job? Btw, what advantages does ghost
have over dd or vice versa?
   

If they're identical, I'm sure dd will work. Check out partimage too. It
doesn't require identical drives, and works similarly to Norton Ghost.
Cheers,
Norman.

 

Can one use dd on a mounted partition, if so will it clone the boot 
partition aswell and good to boot from?

Regards
Werner
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