OpenWRT and Backing Up: Difference between revisions
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dd if=/dev/WhatEverSDx of=/mnt/WhatEverSDx/WhatEverImageName.img conv=sync,noerror bs=64K status=progress (Example: dd if=/dev/sdb of=/mnt/sda1/ALL.img conv=noerror,sparse bs=1M status=progress) | dd if=/dev/WhatEverSDx of=/mnt/WhatEverSDx/WhatEverImageName.img conv=sync,noerror bs=64K status=progress (Example: dd if=/dev/sdb of=/mnt/sda1/ALL.img conv=noerror,sparse bs=1M status=progress) | ||
Remember, using DD to clone /dev/WhatEverSDx is not enough. There's also the /overlay Directory / Loop Device to consider. | |||
====Create a "Device" to Mount, IE Associate a File with a Loop Device Node==== | ====Create a "Device" to Mount, IE Associate a File with a Loop Device Node==== | ||
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Bad news. The delete command doesn't always work. After issuing the command on a legitimate Loop Device, and with no errors, the Loop Device will persist. Checking it with LOSETUP -a shows it is still there. Accessing it with CFDISK or MOUNT still works. Oh, well. Windows solution time. Reboot. | Bad news. The delete command doesn't always work. After issuing the command on a legitimate Loop Device, and with no errors, the Loop Device will persist. Checking it with LOSETUP -a shows it is still there. Accessing it with CFDISK or MOUNT still works. Oh, well. Windows solution time. Reboot. | ||
=== And More... === | ===And More...=== | ||
What about taking that RAW Image created by DD and turning it into a VHD File (or just about any other virtual disk format) | What about taking that RAW Image created by DD and turning it into a VHD File (or just about any other virtual disk format) | ||