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Old 02-13-2005, 04:06 AM   #1
hyllplan
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Question dd and the -bs option


How do I know what value the -bs option should have in the dd command?
Is it related to how my disk/partition is set up?

Also I have seen that it is not possible to clone two disks that have a different amount of heads (e.g. 240 vs 255). Any workaround?
 
  


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