On 11/16/2012 02:46 PM, Ivan Shmakov wrote: >>>>>> Ben Armstrong <[email protected]> writes: > > Don't use cp. Use dd. > > AFAIK, both of them should work almost identically there. The > difference is that dd(1) allows for seek=, skip=, and some more > obscure options, which don't seem necessary in this case. > (Also, dd(1) allows for the block size to be specified — or even > requires it, — while cp(1) will use whatever block size it deems > appropriate.)
Fine. But whichever you use, doing it while a filesystem is mounted on the device you're copying to is asking for trouble. I suspect that's at the root of this user's troubles. One more piece of advice: after the dd (or cp) is done, use 'sync' to ensure all blocks are flushed before unplugging the USB stick. Ben -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
