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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/5/19 3:27 PM, a wrote:<br>
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<p>Brian <br>
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<p>This is where I chose, cancel.<br>
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<p>invalid partition table on /dev/sdd--- wrong signature aa74
(continue) or (cancel)</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/5/19 2:09 PM, a wrote:<br>
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<p>Brian this is where i am at now</p>
<p>Brian</p>
<p>I downloaded to ssd just under two hours got the message
invalid partition table on /dev/sdd ----signature aa74 so i
cancelled download because I realized it may not be mounted
reason does no show on the file list. so tried to open gparted
but will not open. Any suggestions? Thanks a<br>
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<p>dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdd bs=1M conv=notrunc,noerror</p>
a@alap:~$ lsblk<br>
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT<br>
sda 8:0 0 298.1G 0 disk <br>
├─sda1 8:1 0 294.1G 0 part /<br>
└─sda5 8:5 0 4G 0 part [SWAP]<br>
sdd 8:48 0 465.8G 0 disk <br>
├─sdd1 8:49 0 294.1G 0 part <br>
└─sdd2 8:50 0 1K 0 part <br>
sr0 11:0 1 1024M 0 rom
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/5/19 2:02 PM, Brian O'Keefe
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<p>Hi a,</p>
<p>First, let's get corroboration from another NMGLUGGer or
two (Satsangat?). But, /dev/sda is very probably your
current HDD. When you click on it as you describe, the info
on it is displayed. /dev/sda1 is a partition on that drive,
/dev/sda, and that shows up in the graphical representation
you see. It shows how many partitions, the size of them,
what type (boot, swap, etc.), how much free space on the
disk, etc. The /dev/sdb is most probably the new SSD and
when clicked on will show a big blank nothing, just the full
size of the SSD, no partitions just free space. Cloning
takes the entirety of /dev/sda including /dev/sda1, and
transfers the info to /dev/sdb (your new SSD). So in your
description you would run dd as the command below except
that /dev/sdb would be replaced with /dev/sdd, as you
describe it from GParted. I also run GParted from a separate
drive (bootable optical or usb) from which I've booted my
machine. Otherwise it's like trying to work on your car
engine while it's running and that won't work.<br>
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<p>My concerns are twofold at least. If partitions and such
essentially mean nothing to you (out of your experience) as
in sda and sda1 then I hesitate to guide you further. It is
super critical that the syntax of the command is exactly
correct. Secondly, missing spaces in the line or other
simple slips can destroy your data. This has never happened
to me in ten years but it has happened to others. I run the
command below and change the drive info as need be. That is
if GParted shows /dev/sdd instead of /dev/sdb (as in the
command below) I change that one letter of a "b" to a "d"
and then run the command. I also rely on copy and pasting
the command into the command line (terminal) to avoid a typo
of nuclear proportions. Having said that, I've done exactly
what your wanting to do, prayed and sacrificed a penguin and
all has always turned out fine. But I obviously have never,
to date, made a mistake nor can I make any guarantees!<br>
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<p>Let's put this out to the group for any input. I learned
this method from the group so that shouldn't be a big ask. I
just sense that your unfamiliarity needs some additional
bolstering so please hold off for a bit. Also, it would help
for you to send along some screenshots of GParted with
/dev/sda and then /dev/sdd so we can verify your info.</p>
<p>It works and works well but one cannot make a mistake and
not expect issues. Read these as relates to what you want to
do (essentially what I've presented but clarity is good): <a
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href="http://tinyurl.com/yyvaekk9" moz-do-not-send="true">http://tinyurl.com/yyvaekk9</a>
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<p>Brian<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/5/19 10:54 AM, a wrote:<br>
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<p>Brian</p>
<p>Am ready to run the program. Question gparted choice
/dev/sda or /dev/sdd (right top menu)</p>
<p>When I open /dev/sda it indicates /dev/sda1 which of
these do I use in te dd command?<br>
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<p>Thanks a<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/4/19 7:30 PM, a wrote:<br>
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