Re: disk cloning with dd

[Werner Otto <werner.otto@gmail.com>]

Norman Hooper wrote:

> Hi Alphonse
>
>  
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> > Can I simply use dd to clone my failing hard disk (hda) onto another
> > (hdb) of the same size as follows:
> >
> > # dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdb bs=512
> >
> > Or will norton ghost do a better job? Btw, what advantages does ghost
> > have over dd or vice versa?
> >    
>
> If they're identical, I'm sure dd will work. Check out partimage too. It
> doesn't require identical drives, and works similarly to Norton Ghost.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Norman.
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Can one use dd on a mounted partition, if so will it clone the boot 
partition aswell and good to boot from?

Regards
Werner