Ha ha - didn't think of that one. I will try it. thx On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 10:41 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan<pocallaghan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, 2009-08-02 at 10:34 -0700, Bazooka Joe wrote: >> Is there a way to combine these 2 commands to cut my time in half? >> >> VBoxManage internalcommands converttoraw file.vdi file.raw >> then I have to run >> dd if=file.raw of=/dev/sdb > > Assuming the second line is correct (i.e. you really want to copy > file.raw bit-for-bit to a physical device), why not do it directly: > > VBoxManage internalcommands converttoraw file.vdi /dev/sdb > > poc > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines > -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
