From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 11 12:50:35 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E9AAB16A4CE for ; Thu, 11 Dec 2003 12:50:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from inferno.eagle.ca (inferno.eagle.ca [209.167.16.34]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A676C43D29 for ; Thu, 11 Dec 2003 12:50:34 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from iaccounts@northnetworks.ca) Received: from [192.168.1.150] (sfw.eagle.ca [209.167.16.15]) by inferno.eagle.ca (8.12.8/8.12.3) with ESMTP id hBBKl7iE007750; Thu, 11 Dec 2003 15:47:08 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from iaccounts@northnetworks.ca) From: Steve Bertrand To: "Arie J. Gerszt" In-Reply-To: <1071172916.478.27.camel@ptp.northnetworks.ca> References: <1071172916.478.27.camel@ptp.northnetworks.ca> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1071175781.478.57.camel@ptp.northnetworks.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 15:49:41 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: disk error / failure: need help! (smart failure predicted) X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 20:50:36 -0000 > > At the moment the disk works (still). What is the easiest way to > > copy everything from this disk to another new one (including boot > > mgmr, mbr) > > > > the system has in total 3 disks, but only the first (the broken one) > > is bootable. > > > > Put in another disk drive temporarily, and since this is only a one time > thing, you can use dd. Try to eliminate most, if not all access to the > box: > > # dd if=/dev/ad0 of=/dev/ad4 > > Substitute ad4 with the dev name of the temporary drive. Once dd is > done, take out the primary disk and replace it with the new clone. Read > man dd(8) as I don't know off the top of my head what the optimal > options would be for dd in this case. > I'm following a thread in questions right now, and I must agree with some of the posts stating that using dd on the / filesystem could cause grief if the partition is mounted. You may want to use a fixit floppy or alternative boot method and then dd the disk to ensure no writes occur whilst in transfer. Steve > Steve > > > thanks, > > arie > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-isp@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-isp > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-isp-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Steve Bertrand President/CTO, Northumberland Network Services t: 905.352.2688 w: www.northnetworks.ca