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On 6/5/19 3:27 PM, a wrote:
>
> Brian
>
> This is where I chose, cancel.
>
> invalid partition table on /dev/sdd--- wrong signature aa74
> (continue) or (cancel)
>
> a
>
> On 6/5/19 2:09 PM, a wrote:
>>
>> Brian this is where i am at now
>>
>> Brian
>>
>> I downloaded to ssd just under two hours got the message invalid
>> partition table on /dev/sdd ----signature aa74 so i cancelled
>> download because I realized it may not be mounted reason does no show
>> on the file list. so tried to open gparted but will not open. Any
>> suggestions? Thanks a
>>
>> dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdd bs=1M conv=notrunc,noerror
>>
>> a@alap:~$ lsblk
>> NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
>> sda 8:0 0 298.1G 0 disk
>> ├─sda1 8:1 0 294.1G 0 part /
>> └─sda5 8:5 0 4G 0 part [SWAP]
>> sdd 8:48 0 465.8G 0 disk
>> ├─sdd1 8:49 0 294.1G 0 part
>> └─sdd2 8:50 0 1K 0 part
>> sr0 11:0 1 1024M 0 rom
>> On 6/5/19 2:02 PM, Brian O'Keefe wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi a,
>>>
>>> First, let's get corroboration from another NMGLUGGer or two
>>> (Satsangat?). But, /dev/sda is very probably your current HDD. When
>>> you click on it as you describe, the info on it is displayed.
>>> /dev/sda1 is a partition on that drive, /dev/sda, and that shows up
>>> in the graphical representation you see. It shows how many
>>> partitions, the size of them, what type (boot, swap, etc.), how much
>>> free space on the disk, etc. The /dev/sdb is most probably the new
>>> SSD and when clicked on will show a big blank nothing, just the full
>>> size of the SSD, no partitions just free space. Cloning takes the
>>> entirety of /dev/sda including /dev/sda1, and transfers the info to
>>> /dev/sdb (your new SSD). So in your description you would run dd as
>>> the command below except that /dev/sdb would be replaced with
>>> /dev/sdd, as you describe it from GParted. I also run GParted from a
>>> separate drive (bootable optical or usb) from which I've booted my
>>> machine. Otherwise it's like trying to work on your car engine
>>> while it's running and that won't work.
>>>
>>> My concerns are twofold at least. If partitions and such essentially
>>> mean nothing to you (out of your experience) as in sda and sda1 then
>>> I hesitate to guide you further. It is super critical that the
>>> syntax of the command is exactly correct. Secondly, missing spaces
>>> in the line or other simple slips can destroy your data. This has
>>> never happened to me in ten years but it has happened to others. I
>>> run the command below and change the drive info as need be. That is
>>> if GParted shows /dev/sdd instead of /dev/sdb (as in the command
>>> below) I change that one letter of a "b" to a "d" and then run the
>>> command. I also rely on copy and pasting the command into the
>>> command line (terminal) to avoid a typo of nuclear proportions.
>>> Having said that, I've done exactly what your wanting to do, prayed
>>> and sacrificed a penguin and all has always turned out fine. But I
>>> obviously have never, to date, made a mistake nor can I make any
>>> guarantees!
>>>
>>> Let's put this out to the group for any input. I learned this method
>>> from the group so that shouldn't be a big ask. I just sense that
>>> your unfamiliarity needs some additional bolstering so please hold
>>> off for a bit. Also, it would help for you to send along some
>>> screenshots of GParted with /dev/sda and then /dev/sdd so we can
>>> verify your info.
>>>
>>> It works and works well but one cannot make a mistake and not expect
>>> issues. Read these as relates to what you want to do (essentially
>>> what I've presented but clarity is good): http://tinyurl.com/yyvaekk9
>>>
>>> Brian
>>>
>>> On 6/5/19 10:54 AM, a wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Brian
>>>>
>>>> Am ready to run the program. Question gparted choice /dev/sda or
>>>> /dev/sdd (right top menu)
>>>>
>>>> When I open /dev/sda it indicates /dev/sda1 which of these do I use
>>>> in te dd command?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks a
>>>>
>>>> On 6/4/19 7:30 PM, a wrote:
>>>>> dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdb bs=1M conv=notrunc,noerror
>>> --
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