RE: [GLLUG] Dual-Boot Copy?

[Benjamin Cathey]

I still feel dd is probably the best way to go - one command instead of having to create the partition table, back up each partition and reload the boot sector.  I used to love the hands on CLI more than anything but with a family, I have SO LITTLE time to do these things anymore.

Thanks for your input though guys,

Benjamin Cathey
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----- Original Message -----
From: Lachniet, Mark
[mailto:mlachniet at analysts.com]
To: linux-user at egr.msu.edu
Sent: Tue, 30 Oct
2007 14:21:51 -0400
Subject: RE: [GLLUG] Dual-Boot Copy?


>->> One of the nice things about partimage is that it doesn't (as far as I can
>->> tell) care what partition you lay down your files to.  you can backup from
>->> an 9gb /dev/hda1 to a GZIP file, then restore to a blank and formatted 30gb
>->> /dev/hdb2 without any real problem.  There are howto's on the internet about
>->> how to backup and restore your partition table, boot sector, etc.  (If you
>->> have more than 4 partitions they may be extended and not show up in your
>->> first 512 bytes)
>->>  
>->> Mark Lachniet
>->> Solutions Architect - Security
>->> Analysts International
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>->> ________________________________
>->> 
>->> From: linux-user-bounces at egr.msu.edu on behalf of Andy Lee
>->> Sent: Tue 10/30/2007 2:10 PM
>->> To: linux-user at egr.msu.edu; Michael George
>->> Subject: Re: [GLLUG] Dual-Boot Copy?
>->> 
>->> 
>->> 
>->> >>> "Michael George" <george at idealso.com> 10/30/2007 1:53 PM >>>
>->> True, I overlooked the Windoze partition bit.  That jimmies things up a
>->> bit...
>->> 
>->> partimage works great with ntfs partitions, and you shouldn't have any
>->> problem growing the partition after transfer with qtparted.
>->> 
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