Hi, I wonder if you could redirect the output of dd to have it already tar gzip-ed on the other side, defining a file device somehow...
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ian Firla > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 1:55 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: how to make a copy of linux harddisk to another harddisk > dito copy > > > > >From the command line, issue the following: > > dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdc bs=1024 > > in the example above, make sure that /dev/hda and /dev/hdc correspond to > the proper drives > > Also, I'd recommend installing hdparm (if it's not installed already) and > then issuing the commands > > hdparm -d1 /dev/hda > hdparm -d1 /dev/hdc > > to switch on DMA on both drives (this doesn't apply if your drives are > scsi). > > You will save yourself *hours*, if not days (depending on disk size) by > switching on dma. > > The other caveat here is that your target disk *must* be of the same size > or larger than your source disk. > > Ian > > > ------------ > Dr Ian Firla > Robert Graves Trust | "A partial count of the software available > St John's College, Oxford | in just one noncommerical Linux system > OX1 3JP - +44-(0)7855-310565 | would have cost about $1.9 > billion to develop > http://www.robertgraves.org | ... the way Microsoft does it" > Bruce Perens > > > On Mon, 25 Nov 2002, omerfarooq wrote: > > > hi there > > > > can any one tell me how to make a copy of linux harddisk to > another harddisk dito copy. like how we are making it in windows > enviroment that just plug the other hdd and from windows copy and > paste all the files to the other hdd. even it will copy the > system files. how can we do that in LINUX........ > > > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.417 / Virus Database: 233 - Release Date: 11/8/02 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Seawolf-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list > _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
