Re: A question about dd
Anders Holmberg <[email protected]>
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Hi! Ok. Google is a very good friend to be honest. /A > 18 sep. 2015 kl. 13:25 skrev Tony Baechler <[email protected]>: > > On 9/17/2015 8:47 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: >> Hi! >> Does the dd command do a sector by sector copying of a harddisk? > > Yes. Did you read the man page? There are many options worthy of consideration, especially for faster copying. > >> If so then one can do a backup of for example a windows partition with a damaged bootsector? > > No. Windows won't boot with a dd backup if there is more than one hard drive. I found this out from experience. You need to edit the registry before making the copy. I can't direct you further as each case and Windows version is different, so you'll have to try Google. > >> Thanks. >> /A >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Blinux-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> > > -- > > -------------------- > Tony Baechler, Baechler Access Technology Services > Putting accessibility at the forefront of technology > mailto:[email protected] > Phone: 1-619-746-8310 Fax: 1-619-449-9898 > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list