Backup your internal SSD drive
Updated 11-06-2009
I will be backing up my 4 GB SSD onto a USB drive.
Before you start, it is worth noting that the normal FAT32 file
system on most USB drives limits the maximum file size to around
4 gig. With that said, if you attempt to backup an 8GB or larger
eeePC then you will need to change the file system on your USB
drive.
First we need to boot into Linux with a
USB drive, open up a
terminal window and at the prompt type:
sudo -i to increase your
privileges
Make a note of your USB drive by using the mount
command. mine is /dev/sda1, also you will need
the drive that you want to back up, in this example we will be
backing up all partitions in one go on the hdc
drive.
Running the backup
1.
In your terminal type: dd if=/dev/hdc of=/mnt/sda1/mybackup
(remembering to replace hdc and sda1
with your drive names).
Sit back and relax, this will take a loooong time...
Restoring the backup
1. Boot into Linux with a USB drive
2. In your terminal type: dd if=/mnt/sda1/mybackup
of=/dev/hdc
Install Backtrack 3 to
Internal Drive
(4gig+ version only)
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Backup
your eeePC
This guide shows you how to make an image of the SSD including
all partitions.
Read the guide
Make
a bootable USB flash drive
In this guide we
will create a USB stick that boots into Linux Backtrack.
Read the guide