Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:57:33 +0100 From: bsd <bsd@todoo.biz> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: Liste FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Creating clone of a HDD including boot partition Message-ID: <391E3F03-4064-40FB-850E-C852C10D789A@todoo.biz> In-Reply-To: <xeiaei9j3uq5.fsf@kobe.laptop> References: <201012150800.oBF80FRf015357@mail.r-bonomi.com> <58F35D2B-19D0-4FE0-A4DA-03FDA8128BD2@todoo.biz> <xeiaei9j3uq5.fsf@kobe.laptop>
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Just to be precise, I am not trying to do an ISO image of a running root = FS, but of a USB attached disk. =20 =85=20 Le 15 d=E9c. 2010 =E0 16:45, Giorgos Keramidas a =E9crit : > On Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:11:45 +0100, bsd <bsd@todoo.biz> wrote: >> Is there a way to dd to a file to create an iso image and then = restore >> (still using dd from this image). I only have one IDE <--> USB cable >> so this is the reason why It'd more simple for me to create an iso >> image of the disk and then restore. >>=20 >> Using dump won't be very useful because I won't be able to get the >> first 63 segments where boot info are written, I need something of >> lower level (obviously dd will be my friend). >>=20 >> Thanks everyone. I'll try to post the line code once I got It up and >> running. >=20 > No dd(1) cannot do that. >=20 > What you _can_ do is boot into single-user mode, and then use mkisofs > with burncd or growisofs from dvd+rw-tools to burn an image while = still > in single-user mode. The only user mode process is your root shell at > that point, so you can be relatively sure there are no major changes > happening somewhere at the filesystem while you are still dumping it = to > a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM disk. >=20 >=20 =96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96= =96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96 ---------> Gr=E9gory Bernard Director <--------- ---------------> www.osnet.eu <--------------- --> Your provider of OpenSource appliances <-- =96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96= =96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96 OSnetOSnetOSnetOSnetOSnetOSnetOSnetOSnetOSnetO
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