Re: Cloning hda to new internal disk (was Re: [debian-user] How to copy a laptop HD?)
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On 05/20/08 22:06, Lee Glidewell wrote:
> On Tuesday 20 May 2008 07:20:17 pm Ron Johnson wrote:
>> In a similar vein to OP's question, I am going to buy a new boot
>> disk, because my hda is old enough -- and drives are cheap enough --
>> that I'd rather replace it before it fails.
>>
>> So I checked out CloneZilla, but it seems to be aimed at
>> institutional use. Even partimage seems to need an intermediary step.
>>
>> Is there any way to directly clone /dev/hda to /dev/sdX, so that I
>> can then boot off of /dev/sdX?
>>
> Yes, CloneZilla is capable of doing that. The default behavior is to create a
> full disk image, including the MBR and partition table, so if you use
> the "disk-to-disk" option you'll end with a ready-to-use, bootable hard disk.
>
> By "intermediary step" I'm guessing that you meant the compressed (gzip) disk
> image partimage can create -- but that's optional. There is the option to
> simply clone one disk onto another.
Thanks. I must have missed that...
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
ESPN makes baseball players better.
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