Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 20:30:13 +0700 From: "Viacheslav Voytovich" <voytovich_slava@land.ru> To: <mario@houseofsites.net> Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: disk error / failure: need help! (smart failure predicted) Message-ID: <000c01c3c30f$9965feb0$0a0a000a@slava> References: <FEEHKMHBPPGLAPHJCDIIOEIKDMAA.arie@gerszt.ch> <1071172916.478.27.camel@ptp.northnetworks.ca> <1071175781.478.57.camel@ptp.northnetworks.ca> <001001c3c1ed$0617f870$0a0a000a@slava> <43427.192.168.23.91.1071380686.squirrel@mail.schmut.com>
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Hi ! There is another method :) Make the target partitions that have the same size and the same partition letters of the source partiotions by /stand/sysinstall Mount the target disk to /mountpoint And use cp -Rp / /mountpoint I use this method :) It is easier :) Good luck Viacheslav ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mario Theodoridis" <mario@houseofsites.net> To: <voytovich_slava@land.ru> Cc: <iaccounts@northnetworks.ca>; <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 12:44 PM Subject: Re: disk error / failure: need help! (smart failure predicted) > > Hi ! > > > > Does it need that the disks have the same geometry? > > > > Slava > > > > i don't know about dd. > As for dump, i've used it locally as well as remotely > to back up entire partitions and as long as the target partition, > which you need to format before hand, is big enough for the actual > data, i've never had problems. > > For me this usually looks like this: > [root@quack ~]#mount /dev/adwhatever /mountpoint > [root@quack ~]#cd /mountpoint > [root@quack /mountpoint]#dump 0f - / | restore -rf - > > hope it helps :) > > mario;> > > - - - - - - - - House Of Sites - - - - - - - - > Web Design :: Programming :: Hosting :: Maintenance > > Web site: http://www.HouseOfSites.net > Email: mario@HouseOfSites.net > Tel: 415-242-3376 > > ---------------------------------------------------- > Do you schmut!? > http://www.schmut.com > > > > >
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