Copy img to hd : is this way right ?

torstenp · 04-10-2006, 08:32 AM

Hello Experts,

yesterday my original Snap 1000 Drive went off in white smoke.

i have an image from a 2200 and would like do the following today :

1. connect the new hd as a master on a pc, for example a 40 gig drive from WD

must i select master or cs ?

what kind of cable do i use ? 40 or 80 pins ?

2. boot some kind of linux to use dd

3. mount the source of the imgage

4. mount the new hd

5. use dd if=/mnt/XXX/snap.bin of=dev/XXX bs=1024k count=25000

(where XXX stands for the right device)

6. plug the new drive in the snap as master and then should be able to reach the
system via snap-assist

am i right ? did i forget something ?

can i use every HD ?

Thanks and best Regards

Torsten

blue68f100 · 04-10-2006, 09:32 AM

I prefer master vs cs.
Both drives on the cable must be set. If you use cs the end of cable is master.

The cable doesn't matter. Your choice 40 or 80

Most boot from the Knoppix CD
then launch terminal from there.
"dmesg|grep hd" is used to get drive id's

I use the ls cmd to get a directory listing to make sure i'm on the right drive.

I have had problems mounting NTSF partitions. So use a FAT32, it's easier.

You are correct on every thing but count=25 not 25000 onless you want to copy 25 gig.

Use every HD????

If you have 2 cd players, you could burn a cd with the image and mount the cd. That way you only will have one HD in the system. So if something goes wrong you won't damage your boot drive. Whis is a good thing.

There have been many users that have wiped out their original drives because they got there a & b crossed.

The instruction are in the wiki section, you can print them out for reference.

torstenp · 04-10-2006, 12:35 PM

>If you have 2 cd players, you could burn a cd with the image and mount the cd. >That way you only will have one HD in the system. So if something goes wrong >you won't damage your boot drive. Whis is a good thing.
>There have been many users that have wiped out their original drives because >they got there a & b crossed.

thanks for your hint !

but this does´nt matter anymore, the original drive quit duty yesterday :-(

but either with copying the original drive nor with the image did i have succsess.

i ran out of clues.

i did several time the way posted here, but the snap won´t boot.

there must be something hidden i forget to do ?!

clueless

Torsten

torstenp · 04-12-2006, 03:37 PM

finally, it was a v1 image that i had to use ! v2 maybe will nerver work for me :-)

04-10-2006, 08:32 AM	#1
torstenp Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: europe Posts: 14	Copy img to hd : is this way right ? Hello Experts, yesterday my original Snap 1000 Drive went off in white smoke. i have an image from a 2200 and would like do the following today : 1. connect the new hd as a master on a pc, for example a 40 gig drive from WD must i select master or cs ? what kind of cable do i use ? 40 or 80 pins ? 2. boot some kind of linux to use dd 3. mount the source of the imgage 4. mount the new hd 5. use dd if=/mnt/XXX/snap.bin of=dev/XXX bs=1024k count=25000 (where XXX stands for the right device) 6. plug the new drive in the snap as master and then should be able to reach the system via snap-assist am i right ? did i forget something ? can i use every HD ? Thanks and best Regards Torsten

04-10-2006, 09:32 AM	#2
blue68f100 Thermophile Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 3,135	Re: Copy img to hd : is this way right ? I prefer master vs cs. Both drives on the cable must be set. If you use cs the end of cable is master. The cable doesn't matter. Your choice 40 or 80 Most boot from the Knoppix CD then launch terminal from there. "dmesg\|grep hd" is used to get drive id's I use the ls cmd to get a directory listing to make sure i'm on the right drive. I have had problems mounting NTSF partitions. So use a FAT32, it's easier. You are correct on every thing but count=25 not 25000 onless you want to copy 25 gig. Use every HD???? If you have 2 cd players, you could burn a cd with the image and mount the cd. That way you only will have one HD in the system. So if something goes wrong you won't damage your boot drive. Whis is a good thing. There have been many users that have wiped out their original drives because they got there a & b crossed. The instruction are in the wiki section, you can print them out for reference. __________________ 1 Snap 4500 - 1.0T (4 x 250gig WD2500SB RE), Raid5, 1 Snap 4500 - 1.6T (4 x 400gig Seagates), Raid5, 1 Snap 4200 - 4.0T (4 x 2gig Seagates), Raid5, Using SATA converts from Andy Link to SnapOS FAQ's http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=13820

04-10-2006, 12:35 PM	#3
torstenp Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: europe Posts: 14	Re: Copy img to hd : is this way right ? >If you have 2 cd players, you could burn a cd with the image and mount the cd. >That way you only will have one HD in the system. So if something goes wrong >you won't damage your boot drive. Whis is a good thing. >There have been many users that have wiped out their original drives because >they got there a & b crossed. thanks for your hint ! but this does´nt matter anymore, the original drive quit duty yesterday :-( but either with copying the original drive nor with the image did i have succsess. i ran out of clues. i did several time the way posted here, but the snap won´t boot. there must be something hidden i forget to do ?! clueless Torsten

04-12-2006, 03:37 PM	#4
torstenp Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: europe Posts: 14	Re: Copy img to hd : is this way right ? finally, it was a v1 image that i had to use ! v2 maybe will nerver work for me :-)

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