Yeah, that should work. Only, the image file wouldn't be an "iso" because it's not an iso9660 filesystem. The keychain probably uses a vfat fs. (Not that it really matters what you call the file anyway)
On Fri, 2003-05-30 at 10:55, Adam J. Melancon wrote: > I recently purchaced a 256MB lexar jumpdrive pro, and I had a question about > imaging it. > What I wanted to to is use dd to make an image file from the drive for > different situations. > Like make an image of the drive with tons of network security and computer > troubleshooting tools, and another with games...etc.... > > I read that you can make an image of a cdrom using > dd if=/dev/cdrom of=cd.iso > so i'm guessing I can do the same for my usb keychain drive with > dd if=/dev/sda1 of=usbdrive.iso > > **here is the question** > Now, to put the image back on the drive, is it just that easy to do as: > dd if=usbdrive.iso of=/dev/sda1 > It's not like I can burn the .iso with a usb drive. ;) > > Of course, when I get it just the way I want, I'll write a bash script that > will automate it. > Something with a menu like > ---------------------------------- > Welcome... > > Backup the drive > 1 Pick a new filename and Image the drive > 2 Image the drive over an existing filename > > List Images > 3 List previous images > > Push a stored image to the drive > 4 Push an image to the drive > ---------------------------------- > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
