From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 16 02:57:34 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 91DBF106566C for ; Thu, 16 Dec 2010 02:57:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com) Received: from mail-iw0-f182.google.com (mail-iw0-f182.google.com [209.85.214.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51AD78FC12 for ; Thu, 16 Dec 2010 02:57:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iwn39 with SMTP id 39so2824980iwn.13 for ; Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:57:33 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=K1CyeiSeGzprjkzHIOFALf5TFgyaEqZxmdq6q1rmQQE=; b=Y0lxKg0snHMyMbIC+UFBn0mt8vUckyivJ91mVlZCxMnMzZyIIsskAcQfn6ttLhPpuW HKPUjqJgXdFKVZiEBWPPXn8XCQTslHAEcKNBeqMfPv3yX36vLPV3jCMOKn25HIi0SfNc 7wlv4jN0Ku62uyRX1lHOk0PWAq1vFrVFhMJCU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=sHz7i/k/e4gtsNgQTrcUiFQIA1RmDEs4L/t6kQtG35cdasmI4Z/3MkmNYGQ9E1hSxX U+Y7l7N8WIsprpcxNu7Bxc2nl3T/Oec6zHA8Ohafc1OJkKLGOMQrDnEmDJaHVbhfQZ7o wpjhbNP1B0KqUsRcgi9kEEuiVDHMA2yyl9fFY= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.36.198 with SMTP id u6mr5662458ibd.100.1292466824335; Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:33:44 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.231.79.197 with HTTP; Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:33:44 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <391E3F03-4064-40FB-850E-C852C10D789A@todoo.biz> References: <201012150800.oBF80FRf015357@mail.r-bonomi.com> <58F35D2B-19D0-4FE0-A4DA-03FDA8128BD2@todoo.biz> <391E3F03-4064-40FB-850E-C852C10D789A@todoo.biz> Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 21:33:44 -0500 Message-ID: From: Mehmet Erol Sanliturk To: bsd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Giorgos Keramidas , Liste FreeBSD Subject: Re: Creating clone of a HDD including boot partition X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 02:57:34 -0000 On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 12:57 PM, bsd wrote: Just to be precise, I am not trying to do an ISO image of a running root FS= , > but of a USB attached disk. > > =E2=80=A6 > > I did not apply the following steps for FreeBSD , but I have applied them i= n Mandriva Linux a few times : Assume that the operating system is broken and it is not possible to repair it , and the data files are not destroyed ( in Mandriva Linux , /home/ is in a different partition ) . I am removing power line of broken OS hard disk ( to prevent accidental overwrite ) . I am attaching a new hard disk . I am installing the Mandriva Linux from scratch onto the new hard disk . I am attaching the power line of previous hard disk . I am mounting required partition(s) of the previous hard disk . I am using copy from previous hard disk with recursive parameter on required directories . After making a complete copy and verifying that everything is copied properly , I am re-using the previous hard disk for another task ( mostly it remains o= n the same computer for a possible new recovery ) . In that way , it is not necessary to use same size hard disks . Thank you very much . Mehmet Erol Sanliturk