> > *rsync is great when we're doing incremental updates, but not so much when > you just need a block copy.* >
true enough, but do you honestly need to do more than backup the rootfs most of the time ? Also, for backing up the "MBR", copying the first Meg of the raw block device is all that is needed. Actually more than what is needed but . . . On Sat, Oct 31, 2015 at 5:01 PM, Robert Nelson <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Oct 31, 2015 6:52 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I've found if there are block devices involved, nothing beats dd in > terms of speed, if you're within the domain that contains both devices > (i.e. BBB has both the eMMC and SD card. Once a network is involved, and in > my case, a wireless one, it's network bandwidth that determines the speed. > > bmaptools is faster then dd. ;) > > > > > rsync is great when we're doing incremental updates, but not so much > when you just need a block copy. > > > > cpio I haven't touched since the 80's ;-) > > > > any idea of the location of the images? > > http://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack_Debian#2015-07-28 > > Regards, > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
