Re: Disk cloning script...

From: David Magda (dmagda+trace050401_at_ee.ryerson.ca)
Date: 04/16/05

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    Michael Pelletier <mjpelletier@mjpelletier.com> writes:

    > Thomas F. Unke wrote:
    >
    > > Michael Pelletier <mjpelletier@mjpelletier.com> writes:
    > >
    > >> I was wondering if anyone had, or knew of, a disk cloning script. I need
    > >> the script to make an exact copy of a system disk for backup purposes.
    > >
    > > man dd
    >
    > ah, ya gee, thanks for the help...

    What? 'dd if=/dev/ad0s1 of=/some/file bs=2048' is perfectly valid (as
    long as the system isn't mounted on the drive in question).

    If you want something a bit more, try checking out g4u:

    http://www.feyrer.de/g4u/

    It's based on NetBSD, and transfers the disk image to a FTP
    server. It can boot off of either floppies or CD. 

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