From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1GEPRr-0002lO-N1 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:57:08 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with SMTP id k7JBrk0O005515; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:53:46 GMT Received: from localhost (p54853A2B.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [84.133.58.43]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k7JBoq74002089 for ; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:50:52 GMT Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1GEPLn-0007LN-LP for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 13:50:51 +0200 Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 13:50:51 +0200 (CEST) Message-Id: <20060819.135051.71093023.Meino.Cramer@gmx.de> To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-user] Fastest raw copy method ? (/dev/sda -> /dev/sdb) From: Meino Christian Cramer X-Mailer: Mew version 5.1 on Emacs 21.4 / Mule 5.0 (SAKAKI) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: 9bcd4846-b8c1-4a05-99a6-6a0c7c14a867 X-Archives-Hash: cc01901238188765ff3b83df515064af Hi, I am interested, whether there more speedier methods of copying /dev/sda to /dev/sdb (both are identical hds -- only the serial # differs :) as the good old dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdb bs= ??? Any neat trick to make a rocket from a bicycle ? :) ;) Keep hacking! mcc -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list