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Date:      Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:08:43 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To:        RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Disk Cloning
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.0909282008020.40345@wonkity.com>
In-Reply-To: <20090929023233.69b37187@gumby.homeunix.com>
References:  <20090928011444.29110022@chris.makeworld.com> <20090928213703.ecf59a9d.freebsd@edvax.de> <d36406630909281707k5c2e9cb6id46400594643cf7@mail.gmail.com> <20090929022231.9a92783f.freebsd@edvax.de> <20090929023233.69b37187@gumby.homeunix.com>

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On Tue, 29 Sep 2009, RW wrote:

> On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:22:31 +0200
> Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote:
>
>> doing 1:1 copies with dd is always possible and will
>> keep content identically; remember to copy the MBR separately
>> with bs=512 and count=1 from the /dev/ad{source} device.
>
> Why?

Because it contains the partition table.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA



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