Re: DD via USB?

[fiaid@quasi-sane.com]

cpio is what I have used with the correct flags to preserve the ownership 
and other bits.  dd might give you some issues, but it should work as 
well.  I prefer cpio because I can mount the secondary media device to 
quickly pull off the file that I need.

>>> A friend wants to upgrade the HD in his laptop [Windoze]; I have a USB
>>> drive carrier, but we would need to image the drives to preserve the
>>> original content.
>>> 
>>> Since the driver will be dissimilar size (20G vs. 100G), dd won't work,
>>> right? What's the best approach?
>>> 
>>> I assume booting with a Knoppix CD would be a good start, .. but the copy
>>> would also have to include a [modifed] MBR with the origina boot loader.
>>> 
>>> 	Thanks!
>>> 
>>> 	Lee
>>> 
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