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> Ramakrishna Nalla
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> To: Bob Ababurko
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> Subject: Re: Replacing a failing HD
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> From: Craig Deal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > > I tried this and got the followin
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> But, won't doing a dd between two disks with incompatible sizes create a bad
> partition table on the destination drive?
Basically yes, at least an incorrect one, even if you can make it work.
It is much better to build your slices, partitions and file systems
and then move your old data usi
But, won't doing a dd between two disks with incompatible sizes create a bad
partition table on the destination drive?
TIA,
Rama
On 10/19/05, Bob Ababurko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Craig Deal wrote:
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> >>>Hope it's ok to continue this thread, but can you explain in more
> >>>detail ho
> > Craig Deal wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>>Hope it's ok to continue this thread, but can you
> explain in more
> > >>>detail how to use dd to copy a HD. I read "man dd" and was
> > >>
> > >>unable to
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> > >>>figure out how this is done.
> > >>>
> > >>>Thanks,
> > >>>Craig
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> To: Craig Deal; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
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> Craig Deal wrote:
> &g
Craig Deal wrote:
Hope it's ok to continue this thread, but can you explain in more
detail how to use dd to copy a HD. I read "man dd" and was
unable to
figure out how this is done.
Thanks,
Craig
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Craig Deal wrote:
Hope it's ok to continue this thread, but can you explain in more
detail how to use dd to copy a HD. I read "man dd" and was
unable to
figure out how this is done.
Thanks,
Craig
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> > Hope it's ok to continue this thread, but can you explain in more
> > detail how to use dd to copy a HD. I read "man dd" and was
> unable to
> > figure out how this is done.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Craig
> >
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Craig Deal wrote:
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Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 7:53 AM
To: Charlie Schluting; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Replacing a failing HD
Yes, I guess I should mention that the
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> To: Charlie Schluting; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
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> Yes, I guess I
Yes, I guess I should mention that the drives were on the same machine,
actually the same bus and/or channel. I have also done this on Solaris.
I believe it was Solaris 8, but it works just the same. I am not sure
if it would work over a network. Just make sure you dd the disk as a
whole as
>
> I have used dd to image a drive many times before in freebsd. It works
> like a champion and will boot up just fine. I may have misunderstood
> your mail but if not then it will work.
>
Well, maybe my weird "over ssh calling a setuid program that calls a
script" dd was flawed somehow. I'll d
Charlie Schluting wrote:
So, clearly dd'ing the drive to another drive won't work.
How can I replicate the boot block and partition table from my
existing drive onto a new one in freebsd?
In solaris, I'd use prtvtoc | fmthard, then dd...
Thanks :)
-Charlie
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So, clearly dd'ing the drive to another drive won't work.
How can I replicate the boot block and partition table from my
existing drive onto a new one in freebsd?
In solaris, I'd use prtvtoc | fmthard, then dd...
Thanks :)
-Charlie
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