[Techtalk] dd copy of 75 GB disk to 80 GB disk

[Tania M. Morell]

I think you won't be able to dd unless the drives are the same size.  you
may instead be able to install your os on the new drive and then cpio all
the stuff over afterwards.
Incidentally, what went wrong with the drive? if it won't spin up, you won't
be able to get anythign off it at all.

-T

         T a n i a
www.myquadrant.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Helen Katz" <fhkatzh1 at wicc.weizmann.ac.il>
To: <techtalk at linuxchix.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 8:17 AM
Subject: [Techtalk] dd copy of 75 GB disk to 80 GB disk


> Hi,
> We have a bad IBM 75 Gb disk , which , at last,
> IBM is willing to replace it with a new type of 80 GB.
> Can I do :
>  dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdb conv=noerror,sync
> and keep all my info. intact ?
> Or is a problem with the different size ?
> Thank you ,
>    Helen
>
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