[NTLUG:Discuss] Full system backup-restore for Desktop PC

[Chris Cox]

brian at pongonova.net wrote:
> dd if=/dev/hda of=backup.image bs=1024

You can raise the block size if you want to use dd to
speed things up a bit (e.g. 8092k instead 1024 bytes).

Of course this is Linux, so:
cp /dev/hda backup.image

works fine.

> 
> We use this method to "ghost" our lab drives across NFS with various
> flavors and builds  of Linux.  We create a "master" image, and then
> boot our machines into a single-user command line and fire up dd.
> 
> Low-brow, but it works faultlessly.
> 
>   --Brian
> 
> On Mon, Jun 27, 2005 at 09:25:49PM -0500, Bradley's List Address wrote:
>>I thought you guys might have a suggestion.
>>I have an install of Ubuntu that I have gotten just where I want it before
>>passing it off to my 8 yr old daughter.
>>I would like to make an image that I can use to restore to a blank hard
>>drive in case it gets hosed.
>>I tried Mondo but couldn't make it work.
>>I was looking for something "Norton Ghostish"
>>What do you think is the simplest way to accomplish this?
>>
>>Thanks for your time.
>>
>>Bradley
>>
>>
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