Re: Using dd.exe to make forensic images of NTFS drives

From: Volker Tanger <volker.tanger(at)discon.de>
Date: Mon Aug 11 2003 - 04:29:18 EDT

Greetings!

On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 02:04:34 +0900 "Sakaba" <Sakaba@alexandria.cc> wrote:

> dd.exe if=\\.\f: |nc.exe <forensic machine IP> <port>

I am not sure, but I don't think that the IF= parameter does give a proper representation of the binary partition. I'd suggest booting from a linux CD or disk like Knoppix or TRBT and start from there. Solves the problem of locked files/parts when booting Windows, too.

> I have no probs using dd with linux partitions at all.

Windows partitions or complete multiboot disks work like a charm for me (e.g. as documented in http://wyae.de/docs/img_dd.php) - as long as there are no defective blocks on neither source nor destination media.

So I guess the IF=<DosDriveLetter> parameter is the guilty one here.

Bye

Volker Tanger      

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