clone (if possible) the operating system of a D8B

[pino68]

Thanks arjepsen . It's a good idea, only you should have the kindness to explain how to do it.
I buy the flash card and then how do I copy the image and operating system on the card?

[arjepsen]

Ok, just to make sure, I'll try to give some background info:

The idea here is to use a compact flash card instead of the harddrive.
There are several reasons for doing this:
1: CF cards are still manufactured, so they're readily available.
2: CF cards have no moving parts, so it's quieter than the old HD
3: CF cards are faster, so the OS starts up a bit faster. (I think...)
4: If you get something like the one I have (https://media.dustin.eu/image/98586/400 ... reader.jpg) You can put the adapter on the back of the CPU unit, so you don't have to open up the CPU unit to get to the card.

You don't have to have a lot of space on the card - 1Gb would be enough. I read a post where someone had tried various cards, and not all worked for him. He speculated that the size mattered. I normally use a Verbatim 4Gb card, but I also tried a 128Gb Sandisk Extreme and that one worked fine too, although with that one it's a waste of space...

If you get the adapter, and a card, then you can follow the step by step guide I wrote here:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1912&start=10#p14362

Let me know how it goes.

[phantomrage]

At this point, someone needs to just make installation disks and replace the control file (or whatever file name it is) with the hacked version and mail them to him..

How I did my d8b. Then just enter correct codes/nunbers. Done.

[pino68]

I ordered everything on ebay, as soon as I get everything I try and then let you know. Now I go on vacation for ten days. Thank you. See you soon

[arjepsen]

Ok. Have a nice vacation!

[badgeronkeys]

Hi, I bought a 2nd d8b fully working with cpu installed with v3.1 (I think). I took a full image of the old cpu which has 5.1 installed and successfully installed it onto the “new cpu” HD. Check one of my previous posts for more details. I’m happy to Dropbox you the disc image - let me know.

Cheers,
Martin