On Mi, 2013-05-15 at 19:03 +0200, Linux-Fan wrote: > On 05/15/2013 10:08 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > Does > > > > # dd if=/dev/sdb1 of=/dev/sdc2 > > > > do a backup, I can restore with > > > > # dd if=/dev/sdc2 of=/dev/sdb1 > > > > ? > > > > bs and count? MBRs already will be copied by the script that does copy > > my Linux. > > As far as I know, bs could only improve performace but is not strictly > necessary. The problem is: To restore the backup you need the exactly > same partition-layout and (important for Windows) the Hardware (or even > AHCI vs. IDE mode with SATA drives) may not be changed. If you plan to > restore on the same hardware (except for the hard drive) and connect the > hard drive to the same port having restored the partition layout it > should be
Thank you :) so if I only will restore Windows on the same machine and drive, if something should happen with the install during the tests I'll do, but I won't keep it after the tests are done, I could use dd. Maybe I'll keep this install for tests I might have to do in the future, to avoid to set up a Windows again, so perhaps I shopuld use another procedure to backup XP. Yes, AFAIK bs should improve performance only. Is it possible to restore on a different partition-layout using another tool, e.g. clonezilla? Regards, Ralf _______________________________________________ D-community-offtopic mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic
