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Re: [ts-7000] making a backup of a sd card for insertion into a new ts-7

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Subject: Re: [ts-7000] making a backup of a sd card for insertion into a new ts-7500
From: Clark <>
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 14:16:40 -0800
Better to use a seperate host .

dd if=/dev/Xxx of=sdImage.dd

to make image, then insert new SD card and in same directory:

dd if=sdImage.dd of=/dev/Xxx bs=2048

The 'Xxx' needs to substituted with the correct three digit device code that 
you find in the 'df' program, eliminating the number at the end.  NOTE:  All 
Debian / Ubuntu I have seen will auto mount SD cards.  You MUST unmount first 
for both the original and copy SD Cards before using dd.  The umount command 
requires the partition code,(three letters plus 1-2 more letter/number) not the 
device code (the first three letters). Example:

1. Insert original SD card, use df to figure out how many partitions were 
mounted and the device code.  In my case three partitions are mounted:  
/dev/sde3, /dev/sde5, and /dev/sde6.

2. Unmount original SDCard:

sudo umount /dev/sde3 /dev/sde5 /dev/sde6

3. Image original using device code:

dd if=/dev/sde of=sdImage.dd

When it finishes, remove original and insert new card.

4. Unmount new card.  In most cases a new card will have one partition (verify 
w df).  On my system it's:

sudo umount /dev/sde1

5. Write new card:

dd if=sdImage.dd of=/dev/sde bs=2048

That's it!


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On Jan 27, 2014, at 13:38, Don Tucker <> wrote:

> It's been a while since I've done this, but I remember having to:
> 
> 1. get rid of any pre-existing partitions on the new SD card with 'fdisk' 
> before doing the dd
> 2. specify the block size during the dd, and
> 3. to 'sync' the file systems after the dd had completed.
> 
> Don
>> 
>> > I tried taking the 2gb sd card out of the ts-7500, putting in in a card 
>> > reader
>> > on a desktop lubuntu machine, and then backing up the image using the dd
>> > command. I then put a different 2gb sd card into the card reader and used 
>> > the
>> > dd command to write that image onto the card but the boot fails.
>> >
>> >
> 
> 


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