Re: [Ilugc] how to clone a Linux OS

2008-05-16 Thread benjamin
> > You can try www.clonezilla.org > also G4L http://sourceforge.net/projects/g4l -- benjamin rualthanzauva ___ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe " in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listi

Re: [Ilugc] how to clone a Linux OS

2008-05-16 Thread Ravi Kumar Tenneti
On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 4:31 PM, swapan karmakar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > how can we create an exact clone of LinuxOS installed on a HDD to another > HDD...? > You can try www.clonezilla.org Regards Ravi Kumar > > _ > 2000

Re: [Ilugc] how to clone a Linux OS

2008-05-15 Thread Abhishek Amberkar [अभिषेक ]
On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 9:20 AM, Kapil Hari Paranjape <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > On Thu, 15 May 2008, Abhishek Amberkar [अभिषेक ] wrote: > > > how can we create an exact clone of LinuxOS installed on a HDD to > another HDD...? > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdb >

Re: [Ilugc] how to clone a Linux OS

2008-05-15 Thread Girish Venkatachalam
On 09:20:57 May 15, Kapil Hari Paranjape wrote: > I think you are taking the original querent's "exact clone" too > seriously! > > Using "dd" will copy every sector on the disk, whether used or not! > > This will take "forever" on a large enough disk. > > It may be better to use some sort of

Re: [Ilugc] how to clone a Linux OS

2008-05-15 Thread Arun Khan
On Wednesday 14 May 2008, swapan karmakar wrote: > No, its not for any article ? if i had not been in this remote > islands, i would have done so many things on my own..very slow > internet..lack of many useful resources are major probs here. How slow is your 'Net connection? Less than 9.6 Kbps?

Re: [Ilugc] how to clone a Linux OS

2008-05-15 Thread Arun Khan
On Thursday 15 May 2008, Abhishek Amberkar [अभिषेक ] wrote: > On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 4:31 PM, swapan karmakar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > how can we create an exact clone of LinuxOS installed on a HDD to > > another HDD...? > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdb caveat emptor: e

Re: [Ilugc] how to clone a Linux OS

2008-05-15 Thread Subhodip Biswas
give a try to mkcdrec On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 10:17 AM, swapan karmakar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > thanks ...!!! > > >> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 08:41:11 +0530 >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To: ilugc@ae.iitm.ac.in >> Subject: Re: [Ilugc] how to clone

RE: [Ilugc] how to clone a Linux OS

2008-05-14 Thread swapan karmakar
thanks ...!!! > Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 08:41:11 +0530 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: ilugc@ae.iitm.ac.in > Subject: Re: [Ilugc] how to clone a Linux OS > > On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 4:31 PM, swapan karmakar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > how can

Re: [Ilugc] how to clone a Linux OS

2008-05-14 Thread Kapil Hari Paranjape
Hello, On Thu, 15 May 2008, Abhishek Amberkar [अभिषेक ] wrote: > > how can we create an exact clone of LinuxOS installed on a HDD to another > > HDD...? > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdb > > There is no better utility than this for cloning as far as I know. I think you are t

Re: [Ilugc] how to clone a Linux OS

2008-05-14 Thread Abhishek Amberkar [अभिषेक ]
On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 4:31 PM, swapan karmakar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > how can we create an exact clone of LinuxOS installed on a HDD to another > HDD...? > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdb There is no better utility than this for cloning as far as I know. -- With Reg

RE: [Ilugc] how to clone a Linux OS

2008-05-14 Thread Raman.P
--- On Wed, 14/5/08, swapan karmakar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: swapan karmakar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [Ilugc] how to clone a Linux OS > To: "ILUG-C" > Date: Wednesday, 14 May, 2008, 9:09 PM > THIS is not what i am looking for...i

Re: [Ilugc] how to clone a Linux OS

2008-05-14 Thread krazy lizard
c@ae.iitm.ac.in >> Subject: Re: [Ilugc] how to clone a Linux OS >> Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 17:46:12 +0530 >> >> On Wednesday 14 May 2008, swapan karmakar wrote: >> >>> how can we create an exact clone of Linu

RE: [Ilugc] how to clone a Linux OS

2008-05-14 Thread swapan karmakar
] > To: ilugc@ae.iitm.ac.in > Subject: Re: [Ilugc] how to clone a Linux OS > > I use to boot using live CD and then mounting the source and destination > partitions. Copy using the cp -avx source destination. Add the grub > entry in main partition for the new OS partition.

RE: [Ilugc] how to clone a Linux OS

2008-05-14 Thread swapan karmakar
No, its not for any article ? if i had not been in this remote islands, i would have done so many things on my own..very slow internet..lack of many useful resources are major probs here. > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: ilugc@ae.iitm.ac.in > Subject: Re: [Ilugc] how to clone a Linux

Re: [Ilugc] how to clone a Linux OS

2008-05-14 Thread Arun Khan
On Wednesday 14 May 2008, Arun Khan wrote: > On Wednesday 14 May 2008, swapan karmakar wrote: > > how can we create an exact clone of LinuxOS installed on a HDD to > > another HDD...? please readup "dd" > Is this question for an article in LFY/Redhat Magazine? -- Arun Khan ___

Re: [Ilugc] how to clone a Linux OS

2008-05-14 Thread Dhana sekar
I use to boot using live CD and then mounting the source and destination partitions. Copy using the cp -avx source destination. Add the grub entry in main partition for the new OS partition. And change the /etc/fstab in the destination partition to mount the destination partition as /. Dh

Re: [Ilugc] how to clone a Linux OS

2008-05-14 Thread Arun Khan
On Wednesday 14 May 2008, swapan karmakar wrote: > how can we create an exact clone of LinuxOS installed on a HDD to > another HDD...? Is this question for an article in LFY/Redhat Magazine? -- Arun Khan ___ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] wi

Re: [Ilugc] how to clone a Linux OS

2008-05-14 Thread Kapil Hari Paranjape
Hello, On Wed, 14 May 2008, swapan karmakar wrote: > how can we create an exact clone of LinuxOS installed on a HDD to another > HDD...? Suppose the file-system you want to copy is mounted at /source Suppose the file-system you want write is mounted at /target cd /source find .

Re: [Ilugc] how to clone a Linux OS

2008-05-14 Thread Arnold Noronha
On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 4:31 PM, swapan karmakar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > how can we create an exact clone of LinuxOS installed on a HDD to another > HDD...? > I usually do an 'rsync -axP' to make an exact copy, I don't know if its the ideal solution. It might help to boot up into single

RE: [Ilugc] how to clone a Linux OS

2008-05-14 Thread swapan karmakar
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