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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo SDcard updates tactics
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2014 08:49:30 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20141007084930.401f4580@digimed.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <54336C16.6040604@alectenharmsel.com>

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On Tue, 07 Oct 2014 00:29:10 -0400, Alec Ten Harmsel wrote:

> Seems like it should work as long as you didn't update the kernel or any
> other files under /boot, but why not just dd it again? Then you can be
> sure it works.

Given the inherent fragility of SD cards, I would use dd each time, via
and intermediate file. Then, when one of the cards fails, you have a
backup without taking the other card out of service.


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Neil Bothwick

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  reply	other threads:[~2014-10-07  7:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-10-07  3:29 [gentoo-user] Gentoo SDcard updates tactics meino.cramer
2014-10-07  4:29 ` Alec Ten Harmsel
2014-10-07  7:49   ` Neil Bothwick [this message]
2014-10-07  7:39 ` Hinnerk van Bruinehsen
2014-10-07 16:01   ` meino.cramer

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