On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 8:56 AM, Carlos E. R. <carlos.e.r@opensuse.org> wrote:
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Hi,
If I create a full disk image with dd, is it possible to access the single partitions in it?
Perhaps attach a loop device to the image. But then, how do I get access to the partitions inside, separately?
I don't have the image yet, I intend to do it later, while I sleep. But if it is not possible to access the partitions, then perhaps I should do it differently.
Carlos, This is for extra credit only: === Not responding directly to your question, but you know I make a lot of "dd-equivalent" disk images. I prefer to create EWF formatted images. They have embedded CRC checksums as well as an overall hash. You can verify their integrity without having to have an external hash file to compare against. ewfacquire is in the distro and will create EWF formatted images. It will also split them up into 2GB segment files (by default). image.E01, image.E02, .... You can use ewfverify to check the CRCs and hash verify the image as valid. When you want to access it as a linear dd image equivalent you use ewfmount. The only confusing part (for me) is if you want to do a partition mount, you have to do 2 mounts: ewfmount first exposes the EWF image as a single large virtual disk Then a nomal loop mount is needed to mount a specific partition. Greg -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org