I have found for cloning an install or backing one up, pmagic bootable CD is quite useful. It allows partition editing and allows use of clonezilla without rebooting. http://partedmagic.com/ . The only problem I have had with clonezilla is that you cannot restore to a smaller partition.
--- On Thu, 7/30/09, Ben Francis <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Ben Francis <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: golden server > To: "Edubuntu Users Group" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, July 30, 2009, 4:13 PM > This modestly named thread is a great > down and dirty tutorial on dd: > > > > http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/answers/Applications_GUI_Multimedia/How_To_Do_Eveything_With_DD > > > Ben > > > > On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 3:43 PM, > wayne <[email protected]> > wrote: > > David Groos wrote: > > > Thanks Wayne, I'll check it out. Do you have > personal experience with > > > using dd and LTSP servers? > > > > > > David > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 9:23 AM, wayne <[email protected] > > > <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > > > > > > David Groos wrote: > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > I need to be able to make an image of a > Jaunty Edubuntu LTSP > > > server which I can then burn onto others, > at the same school and > > > at a different school. I saw Asmo use > the term 'golden server' > > > so did a search for it + Ubuntu but only > came up with hits for > > > working with golden client. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > > use dd to clone the drive. > > > > > > > > > > dd will work to clone any drive! No matter whats on > it! > > > > -- > > edubuntu-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users > > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > -- > edubuntu-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users > -- edubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
