On Friday 06 April 2007 11:42, vodhner@cox.net wrote: I am glad I checked: gunzip -c backup.gz | md5sum yielded: 6b55a48fa7553a5ce5e71439698774be - whereas, md5sum /dev/hda yielded: 493112457580ae24e48021819dd81a8a /dev/hda The checksums do not match. Any suggestions? I am not sure what I did wrong. Mark > Hi, Mark. > > ---- Mark Phillips wrote: > > Could someone help me verify that the entire hard drive was copied? > > You can use something like this to check your saved image file: > > gunzip -c filename.gz | md5sum > > The result should match the result of the volume you mirrored: > > md5sum /dev/hda1 > > Again, hda1 should not be mounted, and should not have been modified at all > since you did the mirroring. Unless you thought ahead and took the sum > before you began. :-) > > There are various refinements in the use of md5sum, but I think what I > presented would suffice. > > Vic > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Mark Phillips mark@phillipsmarketing.biz 602 524-0376 cell 480 945-9197 fax --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss