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  • Re: Can I dd copy an sdcard image to a USB stick for a Pi 4B?

    From Michael J. Mahon@mjmahon@aol.com to comp.sys.raspberry-pi on Wed Mar 25 18:37:01 2026
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    druck <news@druck.org.uk> wrote:

    Just make sure you put the source device name in for xxx on the left,
    and the correct destination device name for xxx on the right. If you do
    get it wrong the disc will be corrupted instantly and pressing Ctrl+C
    wont be quick enough.

    rCasounds like the voice of experience. ;-)
    --
    -michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II: http://michaeljmahon.com
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  • From druck@news@druck.org.uk to comp.sys.raspberry-pi on Wed Mar 25 20:58:20 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.raspberry-pi

    On 25/03/2026 18:37, Michael J. Mahon wrote:
    druck <news@druck.org.uk> wrote:

    Just make sure you put the source device name in for xxx on the left,
    and the correct destination device name for xxx on the right. If you do
    get it wrong the disc will be corrupted instantly and pressing Ctrl+C
    wont be quick enough.

    rCasounds like the voice of experience. ;-)

    Yes, anyone that's used dd more than a couple of times has lost at least
    one disc that way. It does teach the importance of attention to detail
    and BACKUPS!

    ---druck
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  • From rbowman@bowman@montana.com to comp.sys.raspberry-pi on Thu Mar 26 22:00:42 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.raspberry-pi

    On Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:58:20 +0000, druck wrote:

    On 25/03/2026 18:37, Michael J. Mahon wrote:
    druck <news@druck.org.uk> wrote:

    Just make sure you put the source device name in for xxx on the left,
    and the correct destination device name for xxx on the right. If you
    do get it wrong the disc will be corrupted instantly and pressing
    Ctrl+C wont be quick enough.

    rCasounds like the voice of experience. ;-)

    Yes, anyone that's used dd more than a couple of times has lost at least
    one disc that way. It does teach the importance of attention to detail
    and BACKUPS!

    ---druck

    They don't call it 'data destroyer' for nothing.
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