On Fri, 2005-02-11 at 10:59 +1100, Howard Lowndes wrote:
> dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdc bs=4096
> 
> It transfers about 593 records and then complains that there is
> insufficient space on the device.

Could there be a sync problem!?

The Debian installation manual I just read yesterday said to use
conv=sync when writing to a floppy so maybe you need:

        dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdc bs=4096 conv=sync

Is there a hidden partition (predesktop area)?

Just guessing...


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