[Voyage-linux] Duplication

[Robert Rawlins - Think Blue]

Hello Guys,

 

Thanks for your advice over the past couple of weeks, we're slowly making
some good progress on tightening down our build for duplication.

 

I am not a Linux user for my main system here, we usually build systems from
a live-cd boot. I have a compact flash card reader with just a single slot.

 

I have a 2GB CF card here which is built as our 'master' that we're looking
to duplicate from. This card has two partitions, both about 1GB each, the
first being bootable with Voyage installed, the second being purely for data
storage.

 

I'm looking to duplicate this card onto other CF cards of various sizes, 2,
3 and 4GB are the most likely, however I don't really want to waste space on
the larger disks, from my understanding of DD, after the imaging they'll be
shrunk to 2GB, is that correct? Can I do anything to reclaim that space once
the image has been written?

 

Presumably, the best option would be to boot in the live-cd, copy an img
from my master and then copy that to all the destination cards one at a
time? What do I have to do as far as mounting is concerned? And am I able to
write the img into memory on the live-cd? If so, where?

 

I appreciate your input chaps,

 

Rob

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