On Mon, 13 May 2002 09:44:14 -0400 David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Brian Schroeder said onto me: > | Would dd successfully copy an unmounted windows partition to a new hd? > > Doesn't a partition need to be mounted for one to be able to access it at all? > >
i i'm quite sure dd is capable of making an exact copy of an unmounted partition. you have to specify the "if" patameter to the block device containing the file system. for example dd if=/dev/hda1 of=/dev/some-other-hd it should work. HTH Damian
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