On Friday 06 May 2005 09:07 am, Alphonse Ogulla wrote: > Hi all, > Can I simply use dd to clone my failing hard disk (hda) onto another > (hdb) of the same size as follows: > > # dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdb bs=512
should work > Or will norton ghost do a better job? Btw, what advantages does ghost > have over dd or vice versa? cant tell about ghost. look up dd_rescue and dd-rescuehelp (i am not sure about the underscores try ddrescue and ddrescuehelp. i know that ddrescue is in debian. may need to google cor ddrescuehelp together they are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 amazing open projects. they have saved many a failing disk for me. and many terabytes of data on my raids. they are the best!!! they use dd like a fine instrument to save your data they are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! even better if you have errors in drive already. > Thanks, > Alphonse Ogulla > Nairobi, Kenya. ------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
