Hi, OK, currently dd (or better dd_rescue) is at work. What have I to do after the dd? vgexport the VG, and then vgimport with the new device? Or do I use a "vgcfgrestore" and "vgcfgbackup" also? Greetings Tobias On 06/11/03 13:20, Rickard Olsson wrote: > Tobias Wagener wrote: > > > Now the question: Can I "dd" the faulty 200 GB drive to the new 200 GB > > drive? And if, how? Does "dd if=/dev/hde1 of=/dev/hdf1" the job, or what > > have I to do? > > Heinz told me: > "You need to dd starting from the first physical extent (use pvdata -PP > on the old one and look for pe_on_disk.base) to the same offset on the > new disk (skip and seek dd option) and you want dd to continue after > read errors (noerror option)." > > Also, I was recently told about the dd_rescue utility, but I haven't had > the misfortune/opportunity to try that one yet. > > / Rickard Olsson,IT-Konsult/ > / Telefon: +46 70 635 01 42/ > / http://www.webhackande.se/ > > > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@sistina.com > http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/ _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@sistina.com http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/
