Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 18:11:12 -0500 From: "Jack L. Stone" <jackstone@sage-one.net> To: "David Smithson" <david@customfilmeffects.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: how to use 'dd' to create image of a hard drive? Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20020930181112.028ece30@mail.sage-one.net> In-Reply-To: <020f01c268d5$75316790$0801a8c0@customfilmeffects.com> References: <3.0.5.32.20020930155536.028ece30@mail.sage-one.net> <Pine.GSO.4.33.0209181612280.9213-100000@themis.cs.uh.edu> <3.0.5.32.20020930155536.028ece30@mail.sage-one.net> <3.0.5.32.20020930173951.028ece30@mail.sage-one.net>
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At 04:02 PM 9.30.2002 -0700, David Smithson wrote: >> >> >Hi all! >> >> > >> >> > Can I use something like >> >> > >> >> >dd if=/dev/ad0 of=/dev/ad1 > >Yes. This will work fine. > >> NO! An entire image is taken of the ad0 and no labeling is necessary. It >is >> bootable already. >> >> Best regards, >> Jack L. Stone, >> Administrator > >I agree with Jack. However, if you want to boot from it as "ad1" or >whatever, I think you'll have to tweak your bootloader settings a little >bit. Right? > Yes, or if it is for a backup for ad0, just switch the cable and reboot..... Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Administrator SageOne Net http://www.sage-one.net jackstone@sage-one.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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