Re: disk cloning with dd

Hi Alphonse > Can I simply use dd to clone my failing hard disk (hda) onto another > (hdb) of the same size as follows: > > # dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdb bs=512 > > Or will norton ghost do a better job? Btw, what advantages does ghost > have over dd or vice versa? If they're identical, I'm sure

Re: kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device

Hi, A few more thoughts ... > When I boot the custom kernel it comes up fine, but after a while, it > starts with: > kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device > sda2: rw=0, want=1218969608, limit=1146494790 > (sda2 is the /home partition) ... > /boot:$ diff config-2.6.8-200504

kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device

Hi there, This has me a bit stumped, and Google isn't coming up with much. I have a box with an Intel SRCS16 SATA controller. It uses the megaraid module. At the moment it's running a standard 2.6.7-1-686-smp kernel. I've built a custom kernel based on the .config from the 2.6.7-1 kernel, the onl