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From: Szabolcs S. <sz...@us...> - 2006-02-18 20:36:45
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Changes by: szaka Update of /cvsroot/linux-ntfs/ntfsprogs/ntfsprogs In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv2420/ntfsprogs Modified Files: ntfsclone.8.in Log Message: Add a section about windows cloning Index: ntfsclone.8.in =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/linux-ntfs/ntfsprogs/ntfsprogs/ntfsclone.8.in,v retrieving revision 1.29 retrieving revision 1.30 diff -u -p -r1.29 -r1.30 --- ntfsclone.8.in 6 Feb 2006 01:05:01 -0000 1.29 +++ ntfsclone.8.in 18 Feb 2006 20:36:33 -0000 1.30 @@ -48,6 +48,26 @@ NTFS support then the file can be mounte .B mount \-t ntfs \-o loop ntfsclone.img /mnt/ntfsclone .sp .RE +.SS Windows Cloning +If you want to copy, move or restore a system or boot partition to another +computer, or to a different disk or partition (e.g. hda1\->hda2, hda1\->hdb1 +or to a different disk sector offset) then you will need to take extra care. + +Usually, Windows will not be able to boot, unless you copy, move or restore +NTFS to the same partition which starts at the same sector on the same type +of disk having the same BIOS legacy cylinder setting as the original +partition and disk had. + +The ntfsclone utility guarantees to make an exact copy of NTFS but it +won't deal with booting issues. This is by design: ntfsclone is a +filesystem, not system utility. Its aim is only NTFS cloning, not Windows +cloning. Hereby ntfsclone can be used as a very fast and reliable +build block for Windows clonning but itself it's not enough. You +can find useful tips following the related links on the below page +.br +.nh +http://wiki.linux-ntfs.org/doku.php?id=ntfsclone +.hy .SS Sparse Files A file is sparse if it has unallocated blocks (holes). The reported size of such files are always higher than the disk space consumed by them. The @@ -321,17 +341,23 @@ was written by Szabolcs Szakacsits with .B ntfsclone is part of the .B ntfsprogs -package and is available from: +package and is available at: .br .nh http://www.linux\-ntfs.org/content/view/19/37 .hy .sp -The manual pages are available online at: +The latest manual pages are available at: .br .nh http://man.linux-ntfs.org/ .hy +.sp +Additional up-to-date information can be found furthermore at: +.br +.nh +http://wiki.linux-ntfs.org/doku.php?id=ntfsclone +.hy .SH SEE ALSO .BR ntfsresize (8) .BR ntfsprogs (8) |
