On Friday 16 March 2007 6:59 pm, Sunny wrote: > On 3/16/07, Paul Abrahams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I want to copy the contents of a partition from a disk drive on one > > machine to a disk drive on another. Within a single computer I can do > > this using the dd command, but it isn't clear how to use that command for > > networked data transfers. I'm also wondering about doing the transfer > > using a USB cable, which probably has a far higher data rate and doesn't > > have problems with network traffic. > > > > Since both machines are laptops, the strategy of physically moving one of > > the drives to the other machine temporarily isn't feasible. > > > > The partition in question is a Windows NTFS partition, and I want the > > target partition to be bootable, as the source partition is. That > > probably precludes any strategy based on file-by-file transfers. > > However, the question is meaningful no matter what the partition type. > > > > Any advice on either the hardware or software issues involved? > > > > Paul > > This is exactly what you need; > <http://digiassn.blogspot.com/2006/01/dd-over-netcat-for-cheap-ghost.html>
That explains how to do it using the Ethernet, but how about using a USB cable? Is that (a) possible, and (b) faster? Paul -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]