Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:04:02 +0100 From: Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: fastest raw device copy? Message-ID: <gef6n6$crl$1@ger.gmane.org> In-Reply-To: <490B17D2.6010000@kukulies.org> References: <490AC650.3000904@kukulies.org> <20081031110159.GA30244@icarus.home.lan> <gef0dq$l8a$1@ger.gmane.org> <490B17D2.6010000@kukulies.org>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Christoph Kukulies wrote: > OK, I understand that 10000000 isn't good, I just thought it wouldn't > harm. But if it is a transfer rate killer then I'd better think of > typing ^C now. The command is running for 6 hours now. No, with a size that isn't a multiple of sector sizes your transferred data will be corrupted. Actually, it's surprising that your number even works - the system should have complained when you requested that size for bs. > An idea how I can check the current amount of transfered byed alongside > the running dd command? Or watch the current i/o rate? hit Ctrl-T while running dd. [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFJCx5ildnAQVacBcgRAkGKAKCqH4iNKjpDKAtUs3O6LmbUZHNW7wCgiT7b 22IqlVLzVZQ6WYKEaw08LCI= =ckXg -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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