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Hi,
Is there any software out there (except norton ghost) that allows you to copy a linux partition into a another partition.
I want to copy my SUSE 9.2 into ...
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- 01-08-2005 #1Just Joined!
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Copy image of partition to another partition
Hi,
Is there any software out there (except norton ghost) that allows you to copy a linux partition into a another partition.
I want to copy my SUSE 9.2 into another computer i don't want to waste time configuring it and i just want to have my SUSE replicated onto the computer.
If i do that could the partition that i copy to be smaller or larger than the original partition
- 01-09-2005 #2Linux Engineer
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the partition space doesnt matter, as long as the image fits into the new partition...
as for copying the ghost of a machine to another, Norton Ghost in a great tool... (even if you said without it)
Is it a ghost? or you simply want to copy all file from one pc to another...\"Meditative mind\'s is like a vast ocean... whatever strikes the surface, the bottom stays calm\" - Dalai Lama
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- 01-09-2005 #3Linux Enthusiast
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Linux has several tools to do it. I think mkisofs (by means of a cd burning program if you want a gui) is a good option . Tar and dd are other tools you could use. Even a normal copy could be fine.
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- 01-09-2005 #4Linux Engineer
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Not quite, a normal copy would screw up the symlinks. You'd have to use the -a option.
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what's the dd option and mkiso but isn't and iso for a cd
then how would the iso be put into a haddrive.
- 01-09-2005 #6Linux Engineer
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You could probably get away with this:
dd if=/dev/hda1 of=something.img
Of course you'll need to replace /dev/hda1 with wherever your partition is located. Check the man page for more info.
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ok then how to unrip the image out and put it into the other partition
- 01-10-2005 #8Linux Engineer
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dd if=something.img of=/dev/hda1
- 01-10-2005 #9Linux Enthusiast
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All these tools come with very good manual pages. Try reading those first before asking questions. To learn more about man :
Code:man man
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how to boot to the partition after succesuly transfering the image to hard disk partition using the following command.
dd if=something.img of=/dev/hda1
Generally installation of linux, installs either grub or lilo to boot to the partition. I think,we should use boot sector of this partition but i dont know how to link to the boot loader. can anybody help me?
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