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Re: copying a linux hard drive
From:
Buddy Brannan <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:24:11 -0500
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Couldn't you load a live CD image of Linux, like, say, ubuntu or something, and use dd? So, you've got two drives installed, couldn't you use something like
dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdb
?

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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY



On Dec 20, 2011, at 7:22 PM, Butch Bussen wrote:

> Yes, you are right, and windows doesn't even recognize the drive.
> 73
> Butch
> WA0VJR
> Node 3148
> Wallace, ks.
> 
> 
> On Tue, 
> 20 Dec 2011, Howard, W A 9 Y B W wrote:
> 
>> John,
>> 
>> A file to file transfer won't work if you want to cloan a drive so that it
>> will boot will it?  Don't you need to image the drive which is different
>> than a simple file copy.
>> 
>> 73's
>> 
>> Howard #3
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 8:35 AM
>> Subject: Re: copying a linux hard drive
>> 
>> 
>>> If you want to do it with a windows PC, a copy and paste of all files
>>> should
>>> do It, that's how I've done it in the past doing transfers like that.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 8:14 AM
>>> Subject: Re: copying a linux hard drive
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Yes, but what to use to copy?  That is what program?
>>>> 73
>>>> Butch
>>>> WA0VJR
>>>> Node 3148
>>>> Wallace, ks.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Tue, 20 Dec 2011,
>>>> John Miller wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> a couple external enclosures will do it, copy from one drive to the
>>>>> other,
>>>>> copy from the drive that's in there, to another computer, then put the
>>>>> new
>>>>> drive in the enclosure, copy it all to that and stick it in the
>>>>> computer,
>>>>> that's a good way too and I don that all the time. Some get good money
>>>>> for
>>>>> doing just that.
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 11:36 PM
>>>>> Subject: copying a linux hard drive
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to clone or copy my hard drive
>>>>>> on
>>>>>> my irlp computer.
>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>> 73
>>>>>> Butch
>>>>>> WA0VJR
>>>>>> Node 3148
>>>>>> Wallace, ks.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>> 
>>

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