Comes with the system. The "dd" command. Just like DDR, it doesn't work very well on the disk you're running on, but anything else can be reliably copied.
-- db David Boyes Sine Nomine Associates > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Coffin Michael C > Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 2:21 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Cloning i386 Hard Drives - Like DDR > > > Hi Folks, > > I have a slightly "off-topic" question. I'd like to be able > to "clone" my > i386 hard drives just like we DDR volumes on the mainframe > (i.e. a complete > block by block clone without regard for content), including > boot sectors and > such. Is there a way to do this using Linux (I know "Ghost" > will do this, > but I'm looking for something that runs on Linux while Linux is up and > running). > > Appreciate any suggestions. :) > > -TIA > > Michael Coffin, VM Systems Programmer > Internal Revenue Service - Room 6527 > 1111 Constitution Avenue, N.W. > Washington, D.C. 20224 > Voice: (202) 927-4188 FAX: (202) 622-3123 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
