<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">With a failing disk, you might also
want to consider using the dd arguments</font>
<br><font size=3><tt>conv=sync,noerr</tt></font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Read the man pages or google it for
more details, but it basically is a more graceful and efficient way of
handling bad bits of data on the failing source drive.;</font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>I have a failing SCSI disk in my LX164. I need to
copy it *totally* onto<br>
a SCSI disk of the same size. I know how to copy all the files but I<br>
don't know if there is any boot stuff located on the first cylinder<br>
other than the BSD label and if so, how do I copy it. Will someone help<br>
please? Thanks!<br>
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