On 08/02/2014 10:39 AM, William Pretty Security wrote:
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> Hello all;
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> I have an 8GB uSD card with an ~6GB file system on it (boot +rootfs).
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> What I want to do is just image the 6GB portion that is actually
> formatted and used.
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> I tried the windows tool and it didn't work. It imaged the entire disk.
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> Is there a switch in Linux "DD" or some other way to image just the
> 6GB portion of the card ?
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> Thanks;
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> Bill
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> "No one could make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because
> he could do only a little."
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> "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do
> nothing" Edmond Burke /(1729 - 1797)/
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> http://www.packtpub.com/building-a-home-security-system-with-beaglebone/book
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are you asking about doing something like this?
dd if=/dev/YOUR_DEVICE of=myBackup.img bs=1M count=6144

assuming its actually 6GB

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