Re: dd vs windows...

[Chris Largret <largret () gmail com>]

On Mon, 2006-08-07 at 13:41 +1000, Murda Mcloud wrote:
> Hi all,
> I have a windows xp machine that I want to take a binary image of. Can I
> boot into knoppix on this same machine and use it to dump the binary onto a
> dvd/cd? I'm guessing this would depend on whether I could get support for my
> dvd writer.

I would recommend using dd to create an image of the hard drive,
possibly pipe it through gzip or bzip2, and save it to a second drive.
If it is larger than a DVD, then split it up before you burn it.

I don't know of a way to pipe dd into mkisofs and burn it at the same
time. On the other hand, I don't think you should use windows if you are
really looking for a "dd image" because Windows will mount the drive
read-write.

--
Chris Largret <http://www.largret.com>


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