On 10/06/2014 11:29 PM, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > Hi, > > There are two SDcards of the same brand and model. > The first one cariies a not so current Gentoo Linux. > The second one is empty. > Now the first one is image-copied to the second one with dd, > which copies the contents of the whole device (not the partitions). > > Then the first one is put into my embedded system, boots up and > the normal eix-syn/emerge/compiel is done to update the system (whch > takes a longer time becaus this is an embedded system). > > Will I get a technical identical working and valid copy of the first sdcard > onto > the second sdcard if I rsync the relevant partition of the first onto > the second sdcard. > > Or will I produce crap this way? Is this valid Gentoo-wise? > > Thank you very much for any help in advance! > > Best regards, > mcc > > > Seems like it should work as long as you didn't update the kernel or any other files under /boot, but why not just dd it again? Then you can be sure it works.
Regards, Alec
