Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 21:33:44 -0500 From: Mehmet Erol Sanliturk <m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com> To: bsd <bsd@todoo.biz> Cc: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>, Liste FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Creating clone of a HDD including boot partition Message-ID: <AANLkTikwHwr7UEqAefjK-kcwOF8Pt%2Bj5nt3tKx3oRjQ-@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <391E3F03-4064-40FB-850E-C852C10D789A@todoo.biz> References: <201012150800.oBF80FRf015357@mail.r-bonomi.com> <58F35D2B-19D0-4FE0-A4DA-03FDA8128BD2@todoo.biz> <xeiaei9j3uq5.fsf@kobe.laptop> <391E3F03-4064-40FB-850E-C852C10D789A@todoo.biz>
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On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 12:57 PM, bsd <bsd@todoo.biz> wrote: Just to be precise, I am not trying to do an ISO image of a running root FS= , > but of a USB attached disk. > > =E2=80=A6 > > I did not apply the following steps for FreeBSD , but I have applied them i= n Mandriva Linux a few times : Assume that the operating system is broken and it is not possible to repair it , and the data files are not destroyed ( in Mandriva Linux , /home/ is in a different partition ) . I am removing power line of broken OS hard disk ( to prevent accidental overwrite ) . I am attaching a new hard disk . I am installing the Mandriva Linux from scratch onto the new hard disk . I am attaching the power line of previous hard disk . I am mounting required partition(s) of the previous hard disk . I am using copy from previous hard disk with recursive parameter on required directories . After making a complete copy and verifying that everything is copied properly , I am re-using the previous hard disk for another task ( mostly it remains o= n the same computer for a possible new recovery ) . In that way , it is not necessary to use same size hard disks . Thank you very much . Mehmet Erol Sanliturk
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