Hi Jim, > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Jim Salk > Sent: maandag 5 september 2011 17:02 > To: voyage linux Mailing List > Subject: [Voyage-linux] Problem booting DD image > > I have my CF card set up with Voyage just the way I want. Now I would like > to clone it for use in additional systems. > > I tried using DD to clone the CF card to a thumb drive and then back to a > second CF card. It did not work because the thumb drive was larger.
I have successfully done this with 'ddrescue', from a "master" CF to a file on harddisk and then from that file to a bunch of "clone" CFs, but ... YMMV. As far as I understand, it only works if the CFs are of the exact same type (i.e., have the same "geometry"). BTW, this trick I gleaned from a message from Gustin Johnson to this list :-) Cheers, Ronald > > I then used DD to create an ISO of the CF card and using it to create a new CF > card. That seemed to work (no DD errors), but the card would not boot. > > So I purchased another card reader and used DD to make a copy of the > original CF card directly to a new one. No errors, but the new card would not > boot either. > > I understand that if you DD a bootable drive, the new drive should be > bootable as well. I assume this is correct. The new card should be a bit- > accurate copy of the original. Yet the new card will not boot. > > Is there anything I am missing here? > > Thanks, in advance, for your help. > > - Jim > > _______________________________________________ > Voyage-linux mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux This e-mail and its contents are subject to the DISCLAIMER at http://www.tno.nl/emaildisclaimer _______________________________________________ Voyage-linux mailing list [email protected] http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
