OK, Create a 3gb partition on the new drive. Format it. Copy all files from the one drive to the other, using cp -a Now for the fun part. DD the first master record of the old drive on to the new drive. Note, do all the copying of files through linux because Windows has hidden files that LINUX sees. This should work. Also do a google on "stupid dd tricks" It was an excellent article on how the author used dd to do what you are trying to do, if I am reading your thread correctly. The author didn't want to use ghost because of the licensing issues and yet he had to create a number of computers with an imaging process. If you can't find the article, I may have it around here somewhere. Steve Dawes Phone: (403) 268-5527 Email: SDawes at calgary.ca NOTICE - This communication is intended ONLY for the use of the person or entity named above and may contain information that is confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient named above or a person responsible for delivering messages or communications to the intended recipient, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any use, distribution, or copying of this communication or any of the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone and then destroy or delete this communication, or return it to us by mail if requested by us. The City of Calgary thanks you for your attention and cooperation.
