Subject: Re: Copy entire disk w/ bootblocks
To: Rick Copeland <rickgc@calweb.com>
From: David Brownlee <abs@anim.dreamworks.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 11/18/1998 17:41:37
It varies from port to port, but it usually involves
installboot, which lives in /usr/mdec
David/absolute
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On Wed, 18 Nov 1998, Rick Copeland wrote:
> I am trying to copy an entire hard disk drive over to a new hard disk
> drive. First I will label the new disk then do a dump of sd0a and sd0e (/
> and usr) then restore on the new disk. However, I need to also copy the
> boot blocks over to complete the second (new) disk. Has any body done this
> or is there a procedure for this operation?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rick
>