a...@al-linux:~$ sudo lshw -C disk -short H/W path Device Class Description =========================================================== /0/100/f.1/0.0.0 /dev/sda disk 40GB WDC WD400BB-00JH /0/1/0.0.0 /dev/sdb disk SCSI Disk /0/2/0.0.0 /dev/sdc disk SCSI Disk a...@al-linux:~$
a...@al-linux:~$ sudo fdisk -l Disk /dev/sda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0xaf010487 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 1 4702 37768783+ 83 Linux /dev/sda2 4703 4865 1309297+ 5 Extended /dev/sda5 4703 4865 1309266 82 Linux swap / Solaris a...@al-linux:~$ HTH Cheers -Al andrew zajac-2 wrote: > > To do what you want to do, no, you don't have to have the drive > partitioned or formatted. What you are doing should work. > > Are you sure that sdc is the correct device? > > What does > > sudo lshw -C disk -short > > show? > > > > --- On Sat, 7/11/09, Al Grant <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Al Grant <[email protected]> > Subject: [Bug-ddrescue] ddrescue - disk 2 disk (ntfs) > To: [email protected] > Received: Saturday, July 11, 2009, 4:07 AM > > > Hi Guys, > > I am running Ubuntu. I have booting off sda. > > sdb is a NTFS based disk with errors. I want to clone it as best as > possible > to sdc. sdc is a brand new disk, not containing any partitions or > initalised > etc. sdc is heaps bigger that sdb. > > When I try "sudo ddrescue -v /dev/sdb/ /dev/sdc logfile" > > I get "no space left on device" > > I asusme its something to do with the new disk, maybe having to copy/mount > in raw? please help. > > Cheers > > -AL > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/ddrescue---disk-2-disk-%28ntfs%29-tp24438174p24438174.html > Sent from the Gnu - ddrescue mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bug-ddrescue mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-ddrescue > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your > favourite sites. Download it now > http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com. > _______________________________________________ > Bug-ddrescue mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-ddrescue > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/ddrescue---disk-2-disk-%28ntfs%29-tp24438174p24443557.html Sent from the Gnu - ddrescue mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Bug-ddrescue mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-ddrescue
