Re: Disk imaging recommandations

Tony Langdon <[email protected]> Sun, 08 Oct 2006 11:14:57 +1000
Newsgroups gmane.org.user-groups.mlug.main
Message-ID <[email protected]>
At 10:31 AM 10/8/2006, you wrote:
>Tony,
> > the knoppix live cd has it all on ther for you.will even allow you to
> > image to a usb portable hard drive if you have one
>
>I used to use partimage which is also on Knoppix. Never had any
>problems with it. However, if you're copying from a dying hdd, wouldn't
>a tar file make more sense? Otherwise you might get a corrupt fs and
>lose more than just a few files...

No, it's the Windows installation I'm more worried about, especially 
some proprietary usilities for accessing the BIOS.  The Linux side I 
can reinstall from scratch if I have to, no dramas.

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