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<pre>mount</pre> | <pre>mount</pre> | ||
| − | the usb drive is likely on /dev/sdb (but be very sure of your drive. You will '''loose all data''' on what ever drive is specified as 'of=') | + | On a single drive system the usb drive is likely on /dev/sdb (but be very sure of your drive. You will '''loose all data''' on what ever drive is specified as 'of=') |
<pre>sudo dd if=disk.raw of=/dev/sdb bs=4k</pre> | <pre>sudo dd if=disk.raw of=/dev/sdb bs=4k</pre> | ||
this will take time, ~20 minutes | this will take time, ~20 minutes | ||
Revision as of 14:06, 1 April 2010
find out the location of your USB drive
you can use the mount command to do this:
mount
On a single drive system the usb drive is likely on /dev/sdb (but be very sure of your drive. You will loose all data on what ever drive is specified as 'of=')
sudo dd if=disk.raw of=/dev/sdb bs=4k
this will take time, ~20 minutes