On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:13:21 +0200, Dirk Heinrichs wrote: > You can then first take an image of the partition: > > dd if=/dev/sda1 of=firewall.img > > This image can then be mounted and modified as needed: > > mkdir /mnt/firewall > mount -t ext2 -oloop firewall.img /mnt/firewall > [do modifications inside /mnt/firewall] > umount /mnt/firewall > > then write it back to as many other CF cards you need: > > dd if=firewall.img of=/dev/sdX1 (replace X as appropriate) > > There should also be a possibility to copy the MBR with dd, something > like > > dd if=/dev/sda of=mbr.img count=512 (not sure about the count value, > though). > > and write it back with > > dd if=mbr.img of=/dev/sda. > > The only thing left is the automatic partitioning.
Alternatively, set everything up as you need to start with, then dd the entire device, including partitioning and bootloader, with dd if=/dev/sda of=firewall.img If you need to make changes to network or other settings for each setup, do that after you have copied the image to the new disk. -- Neil Bothwick Microbiology: staph only.
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