From: Jeff Hunter <jhunter@thegateway.net>
To: Linux Admin <linux-admin@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: dd maybe?
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 09:51:24 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3D060E6C.3010307@thegateway.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 5.1.0.14.0.20020611074109.01a73130@mustang
If it's NTFS, you should look into Ghost Disk.
Jeff
Scott Taylor wrote:
> At 07:38 AM 11/06/2002, you wrote:
>
>> Scott --
>> >Hello,
>> >
>> >I'm just wondering if there is a way to successfully make a mirrored
>> copy
>> >of a drive, formatted with NTFS, by using a tool like dd, or is there a
>> >better (other Linux) tool for this?
>>
>> If your going to use dd the drvies have to be identical. ie. heads,
>> sectors, etc.
>
>
> Oh. Bummer, try and find a 500MB drive today. :(
>
>> Also be sure to set the block size "bs" flag.
>
>
> That's the question I forgot to ask, "how can I tell what block size to
> use? (is there a magic number that will work regardless?)"
>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-06-11 14:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-06-11 14:38 dd maybe? David Jackson
2002-06-11 14:43 ` Scott Taylor
2002-06-11 14:51 ` Jeff Hunter [this message]
2002-06-11 14:53 ` Scott Taylor
2002-06-11 14:56 ` Scott Taylor
2002-06-11 15:01 ` Jeff Hunter
[not found] ` <5.1.0.14.0.20020611080722.01a7e718@mustang>
2002-06-11 15:13 ` Jeff Hunter
2002-06-11 14:56 ` Glynn Clements
2002-06-11 15:06 ` Scott Taylor
2002-06-11 15:32 ` Glynn Clements
2002-06-11 15:52 ` Scott Taylor
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2002-06-11 15:17 David Jackson
2002-06-11 15:29 ` Glynn Clements
2002-06-11 15:08 Scott Taylor
2002-06-11 14:10 Scott Taylor
2002-06-11 16:06 ` Murat Koc
2002-06-11 16:28 ` Scott Taylor
2002-06-11 20:07 ` urgrue
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