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Re: how to dupplicate exactly an usb pen



abdelkader belahcene wrote:
> I have a bootable usb  containing  on livemint distro, created by unetbootin
> I want to dupplicate this pen, in another pen with enough space.
> I used
>  dd if=/dev/sdc  of=/dev/sdb bs=1M conv=noerror
> 
> the new is not bootable,  I tried install-mbr , it failed too.
> any idea please, or may be use another   tool

The usb interface is a terrible specification.  Not all usb devices
are the same.  It is a zoo of chaos and anarchy.  If your copy is good
but it still will not boot off of the second usb device then it is
likely that the second usb device simply implements the spec
differently from the first.  The device itself is likely the limiter.
This is a typical problem.  Try a different usb storage device.

Using conv=noerror ignores read errors.  That won't guarantee that
your output copy is the same as your input copy.  I assume that you
are using it because your original device is otherwise throwing
errors.  In which case that is the best that you can do but it isn't
good.

Bob

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