Rudi Ahlers wrote: > > > Otto Rodusek (AP-SGP) wrote: >> Kalvin Weng wrote: >>> Dear All >>> >>> If someone knows that which software can be used to make a ghost >>> image for >>> the SUSE Linux .. >>> >>> That will make me more easier to install the OS .. >>> >>> I had tried to use the Symantec Ghost to make a disk to disk >>> image,but when >>> I restored the image ,the system could not be started :( >>> >>> If you have some experience about this ? >>> >>> thanksPowered Off >>> >>> Regards >>> Kalvin Weng >>> AT&S (China) Co.,Ltd >>> Tel.: +86 21 24080509 >>> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and/or >>> privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or >>> have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender >>> immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorised copying, >>> disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly >>> forbidden. >>> >> Hi Kalvin, >> >> Use dd - boot with a live DVD. If for example you have an external usb >> drive and an internal ata drive then use: >> >> dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/sda bs=8257536 >> >> (this will clone an entire drive - after a lot of sampling found that >> bs 8 mb factor was optimal - you can also set hdparm on /dev/hda fo >> c1,d1 and u1) >> >> you can also back only those partitions you want - similar as above - >> >> dd if=/dev/hda1 of=/dev/sda1 bs=8257536 >> >> Rgds. Otto Rodusek. > How would I clone a system, but only the files / inodes, if I want to > use it on a different HDD? Let's say I have setup a 80GB HDD, with 3 > partitions /, /home & /opt and I want to clone it for later use, but in > 2 years time I may want to use a 250GB HDD, so the partitioning could be > different then. Try MondoRescue (<http://www.mondorescue.org/>). Use it to create a recovery CD (or DVD). When booting off it to recover your system, you're given the option of resizing your partitions (and much more). Excellent tool. OpenSuSE RPMs are available on the site.
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