Re: Clon disks with dd command

[Marc Shapiro <mshapiro_42@yahoo.com>]

Alejandro wrote:
> Paul Johnson wrote:
> > http://wiki.ursine.ca/Top_posting
> > > Is it possible to use "dd" if I have to disks with the same size but
> > > different models like this:     
> > Yes, it is.  As long as the disks are the same size, the rest is just
> > details.  
> Dear Paul, just a last short question: suppose I have a hard disk A 
> with Linux and I want to clon this disk (A) to a new hard disk B; is 
> it possible to boot into single user from A and then execute "dd if=A 
> of=B" ??
>
> Or do I have to get another machine with a hard disk C with Linux and 
> from here execute "dd if=A of=B" ???
How about booting from a live CD, and then issuing the dd command (after 
making sure that neither disk is mounted). 

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Marc Shapiro
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