Joseph, Thanks. I thought that might be a problem, and clonezilla has the option for a proportional partition table. I will try that tonight. Mark On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 11:24 PM, Joseph Sinclair wrote: > You're dealing with something that's affecting more people. > The old drive has what *was* the normal sector size for MANY years, 512 > bytes. > The new drive has what *is now* becoming standard, 4096 bytes. > > The 'use the partition table from the source' option in clonezilla is not > going to work. > You CANNOT use a partition table for a 512 byte sector size directly on a > disk with 4096 byte sectors. The partition table records a number of > sectors, and you're copying it without translation, so the new drive thinks > it has partitions 8 times the size of the old; and the later ones run off > the end of the disk. > I'm not familiar with clonezilla, but I think there are options to > configure a destination partition table "proportional" to the source. That's > a bit more complex, but it's probably the only way to make it work with your > situation. > > Hopefully that helps. > > ==Joseph++ > > On 07/17/2011 10:57 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: > > Well, Clonezilla is having problems cloning my drive. > > > > I first booted into Debian and created one big ext3 partition on the new > > drive (750 GB), old drive is 320 GB. Then fired up Clonzilla. I took all > the > > defaults, chose device to device, expert, and local disk to local disk, > and > > chose sda as the source and sdb as the target. l kept the default > options: > > -g auto -e1 auto -e2 -j2 -v, and 'use the partition table from the > source'. > > I get a' successfully wrote partition table'. Then I get the "Error can't > > have a partition outside disk" and Clonezilla dies. Here is what I get > with > > fdisk after booting back into Debian > > > > orca:/home/mark# fdisk -l > > > > Disk /dev/sda: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders > > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > > Disk identifier: 0x81d6785f > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > /dev/sda1 1 5 40131 de Dell Utility > > /dev/sda2 * 6 1918 15360000 7 HPFS/NTFS > > /dev/sda3 1918 7017 40963092+ 7 HPFS/NTFS > > /dev/sda4 7018 38913 256204620 5 Extended > > /dev/sda5 * 7018 37615 245778403+ 83 Linux > > /dev/sda6 37616 38913 10426153+ 82 Linux swap / > Solaris > > Note: sector size is 4096 (not 512) > > Warning: ignoring extra data in partition table 5 > > Warning: ignoring extra data in partition table 5 > > Warning: ignoring extra data in partition table 5 > > Warning: invalid flag 0xbfbb of partition table 5 will be corrected by > > w(rite) > > > > Disk /dev/sdb: 750.2 GB, 750156374016 bytes > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 11400 cylinders > > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 4096 = 65802240 bytes > > Sector size (logical/physical): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes > > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes > > Disk identifier: 0x81d6785f > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > /dev/sdb1 1 5 321048 de Dell Utility > > Partition 1 does not start on physical sector boundary. > > /dev/sdb2 * 6 1918 122880000 7 HPFS/NTFS > > /dev/sdb3 1918 7017 327704740 7 HPFS/NTFS > > /dev/sdb4 7018 38913 2049636960 5 Extended > > Partition 4 does not start on physical sector boundary. > > /dev/sdb5 ? 82628 130208 3057478824 48 Unknown > > orca:/home/mark# > > > > Any ideas how I can fix this error and clone my drive to the new drive? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Mark > > > > On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 4:10 PM, Stephen wrote: > > > >> Woo hoo! > >> On Jul 17, 2011 11:55 AM, "Mark Phillips" > >> wrote: > >>> I took a look at clonezilla again, and found an amd64 iso in clonezilla > >>> testing. I tried that one, and it worked on my laptop. I will try a > clone > >>> tonight (I like to make my laptop work while I sleep....;) ), so I will > >> let > >>> you know in the morning. Perhaps the ubuntu version was not amd64 and > >> that > >>> may be why it barfed? I tried the CD on a another machine (i386) and it > >>> booted up OK. > >>> > >>> As of right now, it is humming along nicely on the old drive. > >>> > >>> Thanks! > >>> > >>> Mark > >>> > >>> On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 8:52 AM, Mark Phillips > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Mark Phillips < > >> mark@phillipsmarketing.biz > >>>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> I tried the alt media and it did not work. - 20110530-natty, > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Mark > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 3:48 PM, Stephen > wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> I have never seen that. It has run on a wild array of hardware. Try > >>>>>> thealt media based on Ubuntu. You might have better results > >>>>>> On Jul 17, 2011 8:46 AM, "Mark Phillips" < > mark@phillipsmarketing.biz> > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>> On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Stephen > >> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Honestly I suggest clonezilla for this. It will get everything > >> windows > >>>>>>>> Linux grub etc. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I forgot to add that I first tried clonezilla, and it would not run > >> on > >>>>>> my > >>>>>>> laptop. All I got was a black screen and a gray box. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Mark > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On Jul 17, 2011 7:48 AM, "Mark Phillips" < > >> mark@phillipsmarketing.biz> > >>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>> I purchased a larger hard drive (~750 GB)) for my laptop and want > >> to > >>>>>>>> clone > >>>>>>>>> my current laptop drive (~320 GB) to the new one. The new drive > >> is > >>>>>>>> connected > >>>>>>>>> to the laptop via usb - I can mount it and read/write to it. This > >> is > >>>>>> what > >>>>>>>> I > >>>>>>>>> did, but it didn't seem to work out... > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> 1. Boot laptop using latest Knoppix > >>>>>>>>> 2. umount both /dev/sda(old drive, internal to laptop) and > >> /dev/sdb > >>>>>> (new > >>>>>>>>> drive connected via usb) > >>>>>>>>> 3. I was going to use dd, but read that dd_rescue is a little > >> better > >>>>>>>> (read > >>>>>>>>> error handling, reporting progress), so I installed that and > >> fired > >>>>>> it iup > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> knoppix@Microknoppix:~$ sudo ddrescue -f -n /dev/sda /dev/sdb > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Press Ctrl-C to interrupt > >>>>>>>>> rescued: 320072 MB, errsize: 0 B, current rate: 29753 kB/s > >>>>>>>>> ipos: 320072 MB, errors: 0, average rate: 29513 kB/s > >>>>>>>>> opos: 320072 MB, time from last successful read: 0 s > >>>>>>>>> Finished > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> 4. I thought, time to use gparted to expand the Linux partition > >> for > >>>>>> my > >>>>>>>> new > >>>>>>>>> drive to the full size, and install the new drive.....but wait, > >>>>>> there are > >>>>>>>>> problems! > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> knoppix@Microknoppix:~$ fdisk -l > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Disk /dev/sda: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes > >>>>>>>>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders > >>>>>>>>> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > >>>>>>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > >>>>>>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > >>>>>>>>> Disk identifier: 0x81d6785f > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > >>>>>>>>> /dev/sda1 1 5 40131 de Dell Utility > >>>>>>>>> /dev/sda2 * 6 1918 15360000 7 HPFS/NTFS > >>>>>>>>> /dev/sda3 1918 7017 40963092+ 7 HPFS/NTFS > >>>>>>>>> /dev/sda4 7018 38913 256204620 5 Extended > >>>>>>>>> /dev/sda5 * 7018 37615 245778403+ 83 Linux > >>>>>>>>> /dev/sda6 37616 38913 10426153+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris > >>>>>>>>> Note: sector size is 4096 (not 512) > >>>>>>>>> Warning: ignoring extra data in partition table 5 > >>>>>>>>> Warning: ignoring extra data in partition table 5 > >>>>>>>>> Warning: ignoring extra data in partition table 5 > >>>>>>>>> Warning: invalid flag 0xbfbb of partition table 5 will be > >> corrected > >>>>>> by > >>>>>>>>> w(rite) > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Disk /dev/sdb: 750.2 GB, 750156374016 bytes > >>>>>>>>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 11400 cylinders > >>>>>>>>> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 4096 = 65802240 bytes > >>>>>>>>> Sector size (logical/physical): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes > >>>>>>>>> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes > >>>>>>>>> Disk identifier: 0x81d6785f > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > >>>>>>>>> /dev/sdb1 1 5 321048 de Dell Utility > >>>>>>>>> Partition 1 does not start on physical sector boundary. > >>>>>>>>> /dev/sdb2 * 6 1918 122880000 7 HPFS/NTFS > >>>>>>>>> /dev/sdb3 1918 7017 327704740 7 HPFS/NTFS > >>>>>>>>> /dev/sdb4 7018 38913 2049636960 5 Extended > >>>>>>>>> Partition 4 does not start on physical sector boundary. > >>>>>>>>> /dev/sdb5 ? 82628 130208 3057478824 48 Unknown > >>>>>>>>> knoppix@Microknoppix:~$ > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> It appears that dd-rescue did what I expected it to do....copied > >> sda > >>>>>> to > >>>>>>>> sdb > >>>>>>>>> bit by bit. I am not sure what the warnings are for sda, but it > >>>>>> looks > >>>>>>>> like > >>>>>>>>> dd_rescue did what it was supposed to do. However, What do I do > >>>>>> about the > >>>>>>>>> errors on sdb? GParted does not recognize the partition table for > >>>>>> sdb, > >>>>>>>> and > >>>>>>>>> reports 698 GB of unallocated space. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Thanks for any suggestions you may have to solve/explain what is > >>>>>> going > >>>>>>>> on! > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Mark > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- > >>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >>>>>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- > >>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >>>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >