[WBEL-users] Disc cloning

[iron monkey]

I like to use mkCDrec.  Bootable CD install/rescue/system restore
among other features.

http://mkcdrec.ota.be/




On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 09:48:04 +0100, Benedikt Carda <ml at two-wings.net> wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> for testing purposes I want to make a clone of my current 80 gig IDE
> harddisc. What I have done so far:
> 
> Connecting another 80 gig harddisc to the IDE controller, booting the
> system with Knoppix (a linux version on CD-ROM) and entering the command:
> 
> dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdb
> 
> It took about 2 hours then dd was finished. First it seemed to do the
> job well, but the last partition on the new hard disc, which was hdb6
> (/home) was completely messed up. I guess this is because the hard discs
> are not completely identical, they are both 80 gigs but from different
> vendors, therefore probably different number of inodes etc.
> 
> Any suggestions how to make a clone disc?
> 
> Best Regards,
> Benedikt Carda
> 
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