-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Anthony Atkielski Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 1:58 PM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What's an easy way to replace a drive?
Gary Smithe writes: > May not be the best answer, but if the drive's data is still intact > (i.e. readable) and the replacement will be identical, maybe try DD or > similar from a bootable "rescue" cd, like freesbie? If not that, then > you may be able to copy the data between the 2 drives using same said > bootable CD after creating the partitions. Is it possible to dd the entire contents of one drive into a single file on another drive (assuming the latter drive is big enough)? If so, I could save time by just copying the drive wholesale to a huge file on another drive, replacing it, then copying everything back. Not sure if "whole drive" would include content outside the FS, though (?). -- Anthony _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
