Quoth Ralph Zeller, on Fri, 24 Sep 2004 14:13:43 -0700: > dd is lots faster using a larger block size instead of 512 bytes. It > defaults to a size that's "optimized" for reading and writing > floppies.
But, I read somewhere that for failing drives, I should use a small block size to minimize potential data loss. I wouldn't know if that's true, but I didn't want to take any chances. --Jason -- "I drank what?" -- Socrates _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
