udpcast or g4u use a dd method. Bootable from cdrom, PXE, ether, floppy, etc.
On Dec 28, 2007 10:43 PM, Raj Kiran Grandhi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Max Hyre wrote: > >> Amit Uttamchandani wrote: > >> > >> If you are planning on having the same partition size for your root > >> partition, then you can simply use dd to clone the entire parition. > >> > >> Actually, the dd method will work even if you want to have a larger > >> partition on your new drive. > > > > Couldn't you simply dd the entire drive (dd if=/dev/hda of=hdb), then > > use parted to enlarge and adjust things to fit the new size? > > You might be able to, but it involves more effort, consumes more time > and is not as reliable as cloning partitions. Say you want to clone an > 80GB disk with four paritions of 20GB each onto a 160GB disk with four > partitions of 40GB each. If you were to clone the entire disk, you will > end up with four partitions on the 160GB disk which use only the first > 80GB. The remaining 80GB may be inaccessible if the existing partitions > are all primary. Even otherwise, there is no point in mucking about with > moving the data around after cloning. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
