On Tuesday 24 of August 2010 23:03:23 Mauro Santos wrote: > On 08/24/2010 08:14 PM, Marek Otahal wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I use dd command to make an image of entire /dev/sda (160GB) and back up > > it as netobook.hdd to an external storage. The disk contains both > > encrypted(dmcrypt/luks) and normal linux/win partitions. > > > > My question is, if my netbook died and I needed to recover from backup, > > can I just dd-copy the image to a new larger disk? Does it matter? > > > > 1/ it will do, but the size will remain 160gb ..is ok. > > 2/ will do & possibility to resize partitions later ..even better! :) > > > > I've searched the net, but I'd like someone to confirm it 100% works > > (just dd and reboot). > > > > Thanks in advance, Marek > > Most probably you don't even need to copy the image back to a disk to > get the files you need. I don't know about the encrypted(dmcrypt/luks) > partitions but the "normal" linux/win partitions can be accessed > directly from the image. Is that so? I like the restore to a functional computer ability, so copying seems useful. But I was wondering how to mount a specific partition from an image? (i make the image of whole /dev/sda, so sda1,2,..are hidden inside) greetings, Marek -- Marek Otahal :o)
