can "dd" be used to copy from a given drive of size X to a..

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On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 16:05:48 -0800, wamanning wrote:

> Subject: can "dd" be used to copy from a given drive of size X to
> a smaller replacement drive?

No.

> nt

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"Lenroc" <lenroc@NOSPAMFORYOU.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 16:05:48 -0800, wamanning wrote:
>
>> Subject: can "dd" be used to copy from a given drive of size X to
>> a smaller replacement drive?
>
> No.
>
>> nt
>
> On Usenet, it's polite to at a minimum repeat the question in the body of
> your post.

 

[Chris]

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If I use that install cd, load it and have tivo's 80gig hd and a 160hd will
it copy it to it using the dd. Is that all you do is enter dd?


"Lenroc" <lenroc@NOSPAMFORYOU.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 16:05:48 -0800, wamanning wrote:
>
>> Subject: can "dd" be used to copy from a given drive of size X to
>> a smaller replacement drive?
>
> No.
>
>> nt
>
> On Usenet, it's polite to at a minimum repeat the question in the body of
> your post.