Vaxstation 3100

From: Doc <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Mon Jun 24 02:56:38 2002

On Sun, 23 Jun 2002, Fred deBros wrote:

>
> and...
>
> > So if you want a copy of the VS3100/38's system disk (540M
> Quantum
> > IIRC) I can dd it to another 540...
> Doc
>
> Does that really work???
> Can I dd a netbsd 1.5.1 bootable disk to another similar size disk on
> a vs3100???? Without partinioning it???

  In the experimentation I and my friends have done, that's an
unqualified "maybe." It depends a lot on the relative drive geometries.
If the geometry matches, you should be good to go. I think it also
depends on whether you dd at the filesystem level or the raw device
level.
  It works wonderfully on floppy disks and on CD-ROMs, and apparently
works fitfully on hard drives.

        Doc
Received on Mon Jun 24 2002 - 02:56:38 BST