Can I just use dd to clone my laptop to a bootable USB stick? - eviltoast

I know about Clonezilla and copy pasting partitions with gparted, but can I just use dd to copy a partition with batocera to a USB stick and will it then boot from the stick? Do I have to set the boot flag or take any other steps?

Thank you for any tips.

  • ricecake@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    Probably all you need to do is check to make sure things look right, and actually test it.

    I can’t think of anything else that would be common that you’d want to check. If you’re running weird virtualization setups on your laptop you might have to do more. :P