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On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:13:21 +0200, Dirk Heinrichs wrote: |
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> You can then first take an image of the partition: |
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> dd if=/dev/sda1 of=firewall.img |
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> This image can then be mounted and modified as needed: |
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> mkdir /mnt/firewall |
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> mount -t ext2 -oloop firewall.img /mnt/firewall |
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> [do modifications inside /mnt/firewall] |
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> umount /mnt/firewall |
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> then write it back to as many other CF cards you need: |
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> dd if=firewall.img of=/dev/sdX1 (replace X as appropriate) |
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> There should also be a possibility to copy the MBR with dd, something |
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> like |
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> dd if=/dev/sda of=mbr.img count=512 (not sure about the count value, |
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> though). |
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> and write it back with |
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> dd if=mbr.img of=/dev/sda. |
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> The only thing left is the automatic partitioning. |
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Alternatively, set everything up as you need to start with, then dd the |
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entire device, including partitioning and bootloader, with |
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dd if=/dev/sda of=firewall.img |
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If you need to make changes to network or other settings for each setup, |
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do that after you have copied the image to the new disk. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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