Re: [Dorset] Is "dd" adequate for cloning a disk?
To add to what Ralph said, if the disk uses GUID Partition Table (GPT) then after the clone the backup GPT - which was at the end of the original disk - will now be in the middle. GParted should detect and fix this automatically, otherwise gdisk can do it. You could use Clonezilla instead of dd, which is designed for the task, although you'll still have to expand the partition with something like GParted afterwards. https://clonezilla.org/ Clonezilla is faster as it only clones areas of the filesystems which actually contain data, but that probably doesn't matter for a one-off clone. -- Andrew. -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Somewhat Off Topic - Can Anyone Recommend a Decent Tablet Computer?
I hate to say it, but having been through a tablet a year since the form factor became a thing, I’ve settled on the smaller iPad Pro. This being my second iPad. They are excellent devices, with a long lifespan and excellent hardware. I always buy them used/refurbished, usually the previous generation. Sent from my iPhone On Mon, 30 Oct 2023 at 16:35, Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty via dorset < dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote: > Just a thought: I wonder if an E-ink tablet would be a good idea, though > the contrast might be lacking a bit for text-on-colour sections. > > Hamish > > On 30 October 2023 13:14:02 GMT, Peter Merchant > wrote: > >WE have had a few, and I have been happy with Lenovo ones. I once had a > 10" one, but it was eminently droppable, so I now have an 8" one. I > recently bought Val a new 8" one, but it has Android 12 and is a pain to > use. I recommend an 8" one over the 7" ones as it is significantly larger. > Looking at my list, my tablet is Android 10 and my phone Android 13, and > both are easy to use. > > > >I suggest that we meet for coffee somewhere and you can have a play > before committing. I got our latest from Currys for about £89. Via Quidco! > > > >cheers, > > > >Peter > > > >On 30/10/2023 10:18, Terry Coles wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> After years of resistance, I'm going to get a tablet! Ideally it would > be one that ran Linux of course, but the main specs needed are good > resolution and plenty of contrast. > >> > >> The reason for this is my deteriorating eyesight. Generally speaking, > I'm OK with distance vision, but reading small text on coloured backgrounds > is becoming increasingly difficult. This means that my magazine > subscriptions are largely wasted because I cannot read them. > >> > >> However, I do know that I can read PDFs of the magazines on my wife's > iPad and on my desktop monitor, so getting a decent tablet is probably the > most convenient solution. If possible, I don't want to spend a fortune, so > Samsung Galaxy Tabs at circa £1000 are out, and in any case the performance > of this type of device is probably way over the top for reading a > magazine. However, I am prepared to pay for the kind of performance I > need, hence this query. > >> > >> Thanks in anticipation. > >> > > > > > >-- > > Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 > > Check to whom you are replying > > Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk > > New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk > -- > Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 > Check to whom you are replying > Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk > New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk > -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Somewhat Off Topic - Can Anyone Recommend a Decent Tablet Computer?
Just a thought: I wonder if an E-ink tablet would be a good idea, though the contrast might be lacking a bit for text-on-colour sections. Hamish On 30 October 2023 13:14:02 GMT, Peter Merchant wrote: >WE have had a few, and I have been happy with Lenovo ones. I once had a 10" >one, but it was eminently droppable, so I now have an 8" one. I recently >bought Val a new 8" one, but it has Android 12 and is a pain to use. I >recommend an 8" one over the 7" ones as it is significantly larger. Looking >at my list, my tablet is Android 10 and my phone Android 13, and both are easy >to use. > >I suggest that we meet for coffee somewhere and you can have a play before >committing. I got our latest from Currys for about £89. Via Quidco! > >cheers, > >Peter > >On 30/10/2023 10:18, Terry Coles wrote: >> Hi, >> >> After years of resistance, I'm going to get a tablet! Ideally it would be >> one that ran Linux of course, but the main specs needed are good resolution >> and plenty of contrast. >> >> The reason for this is my deteriorating eyesight. Generally speaking, I'm >> OK with distance vision, but reading small text on coloured backgrounds is >> becoming increasingly difficult. This means that my magazine subscriptions >> are largely wasted because I cannot read them. >> >> However, I do know that I can read PDFs of the magazines on my wife's iPad >> and on my desktop monitor, so getting a decent tablet is probably the most >> convenient solution. If possible, I don't want to spend a fortune, so >> Samsung Galaxy Tabs at circa £1000 are out, and in any case the performance >> of this type of device is probably way over the top for reading a magazine. >> However, I am prepared to pay for the kind of performance I need, hence this >> query. >> >> Thanks in anticipation. >> > > >-- > Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 > Check to whom you are replying > Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk > New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Is "dd" adequate for cloning a disk?
Hi John, > I've bought a SSD to replace the sole HDD in an old laptop (Thinkpad > T410) and I intend to use dd to copy the disk. Does that seem > sensible? I think it should work. This Arch Linux wiki page may be useful as much isn't specific to Arch Linux. It includes using dd(1). https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Disk_cloning Note, partitions tend to have unique random IDs at the start of them these days and the copy means they are no longer unique because two are present at once. This shouldn't matter much if soon after the copy the machine is shutdown and one of the drives removed. > In particular: > Will the SSD be bootable immediately or is some configuration > change needed? All the disk being copied means the partition table and instructions for booting at the start of the disk will be copied too. Unless your laptop's BIOS needs some change to boot from an SSD, booting once the HHD is removed and the SSD remains should ‘just work’. > The SSD is bigger that the HDD - what will the unused portion look > like Disk which isn't allocated to a partition. > and can I use gparted to expand the single partition or create a > second one? Yes. Others who have done disk cloning more recently may have up to date advice. -- Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Somewhat Off Topic - Can Anyone Recommend a Decent Tablet Computer?
WE have had a few, and I have been happy with Lenovo ones. I once had a 10" one, but it was eminently droppable, so I now have an 8" one. I recently bought Val a new 8" one, but it has Android 12 and is a pain to use. I recommend an 8" one over the 7" ones as it is significantly larger. Looking at my list, my tablet is Android 10 and my phone Android 13, and both are easy to use. I suggest that we meet for coffee somewhere and you can have a play before committing. I got our latest from Currys for about £89. Via Quidco! cheers, Peter On 30/10/2023 10:18, Terry Coles wrote: Hi, After years of resistance, I'm going to get a tablet! Ideally it would be one that ran Linux of course, but the main specs needed are good resolution and plenty of contrast. The reason for this is my deteriorating eyesight. Generally speaking, I'm OK with distance vision, but reading small text on coloured backgrounds is becoming increasingly difficult. This means that my magazine subscriptions are largely wasted because I cannot read them. However, I do know that I can read PDFs of the magazines on my wife's iPad and on my desktop monitor, so getting a decent tablet is probably the most convenient solution. If possible, I don't want to spend a fortune, so Samsung Galaxy Tabs at circa £1000 are out, and in any case the performance of this type of device is probably way over the top for reading a magazine. However, I am prepared to pay for the kind of performance I need, hence this query. Thanks in anticipation. -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
[Dorset] Is "dd" adequate for cloning a disk?
I've bought a SSD to replace the sole HDD in an old laptop (Thinkpad T410) and I intend to use dd to copy the disk. Does that seem sensible? In particular: Will the SSD be bootable immediately or is some configuration change needed? The SSD is bigger that the HDD - what will the unused portion look like and can I use gparted to expand the single partition or create a second one? Thanks, John -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
[Dorset] Somewhat Off Topic - Can Anyone Recommend a Decent Tablet Computer?
Hi, After years of resistance, I'm going to get a tablet! Ideally it would be one that ran Linux of course, but the main specs needed are good resolution and plenty of contrast. The reason for this is my deteriorating eyesight. Generally speaking, I'm OK with distance vision, but reading small text on coloured backgrounds is becoming increasingly difficult. This means that my magazine subscriptions are largely wasted because I cannot read them. However, I do know that I can read PDFs of the magazines on my wife's iPad and on my desktop monitor, so getting a decent tablet is probably the most convenient solution. If possible, I don't want to spend a fortune, so Samsung Galaxy Tabs at circa £1000 are out, and in any case the performance of this type of device is probably way over the top for reading a magazine. However, I am prepared to pay for the kind of performance I need, hence this query. Thanks in anticipation. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
