Why would I use tar, Whats wrong with 'cp'?
Yuval Scharf On Tue, 9 Sep 2003, Holger Kettler wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, > > > First question: Can I do it while using the system or do I have to boot > > from a CD? > > You should mount every single partition readonly to get a consistent copy > (with tar for example). While "using the system", this might not be possible. > > "Cloning" with dd don't need mounting the partition at all. (But sizes have > to be at least equal) > > > I'd like to add a boot partition for Linux. > > What do I need to do in order to keep the Windows ME working? > > I don't know much about windows. Just copying the win-files may not > work. You should use dd, to make chainloading work. > > - -- > 0x87D205F6 hkp://pgp.mit.edu#198379 http://counter.li.org > You can't prove it won't happen... > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQE/XR6TDNpc/4fSBfYRAnxTAKCG9w48TSRiPPlqZJFxAlHvPq7tuQCgtrZM > 4jIo0W9hzUl2BSkqgQActO8= > =Rk91 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
