On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 12:57 PM, bsd <b...@todoo.biz> wrote:
Just to be precise, I am not trying to do an ISO image of a running root FS, > but of a USB attached disk. > > … > > I did not apply the following steps for FreeBSD , but I have applied them in Mandriva Linux a few times : Assume that the operating system is broken and it is not possible to repair it , and the data files are not destroyed ( in Mandriva Linux , /home/ is in a different partition ) . I am removing power line of broken OS hard disk ( to prevent accidental overwrite ) . I am attaching a new hard disk . I am installing the Mandriva Linux from scratch onto the new hard disk . I am attaching the power line of previous hard disk . I am mounting required partition(s) of the previous hard disk . I am using copy from previous hard disk with recursive parameter on required directories . After making a complete copy and verifying that everything is copied properly , I am re-using the previous hard disk for another task ( mostly it remains on the same computer for a possible new recovery ) . In that way , it is not necessary to use same size hard disks . Thank you very much . Mehmet Erol Sanliturk _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"