[ale] requirements for dd to mirror another hard drive ?

[Nathan]

I've had good luck with partimage.  An advantage of partimage over dd is 
that it doesnt' copy blank space.  Also, it's included with Knoppix.

James Sumners wrote:
> It might be easier to just use g4l -- http://directory.fsf.org/g4l.html
>
> On 3/25/06, Courtney Thomas <cc.thomas at earthlink.net> wrote:
>   
>> I'm in the process of reinstalling an OS and when finished and while it's
>> still virginal, I'd like to make a pristine copy using dd.
>>
>> What is required so that when finished I can simply plug it in and boot 'er
>> up.
>>
>> Is there a better tool or technique for this ?
>>
>> Thanks once more,
>>
>>
>> Courtney
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