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    RPI4 + HDD(retropie) cloning

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      KrinaSam
      last edited by KrinaSam

      Hi
      I have a rpi4 + hdd 1 tb (usb-sata adapter) with retropie. I need to clone the current disk to another 1tb disk. I did cloning with gparted (linux) Etcher (windows), but rpi4 does not boot. Does anyone know what else I should do to get the cloned disk to boot?

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator
        last edited by

        How exactly did you clone it ? gparted will partition a drive, but does not do any cloning/filesystem.

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          KrinaSam @mitu
          last edited by

          @mitu gparted has partition copying function.

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          • mituM
            mitu Global Moderator @KrinaSam
            last edited by mitu

            If gparted partitioned the new drive, the ID of the / partition (2nd Linux partition) will be different.

            In this case, check the partition IDs:

            • the /boot/cmdline.txt contains a line where the root partition ID is entered, needs to be set correctly.
            • in the Linux partition cloned, check /etc/fstab and see if partition id for the / partition is also correct.

            You can find out the partition IDs using the blkid command on Linux, when the drive is attached.

            EDIT: if gparted was used for cloning, what did you use Etcher for ?

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              KrinaSam @mitu
              last edited by

              @mitu I used Eatcher also for cloning, I wanted to try out all the possibilities.
              source disk:primary.jpg

              destination disk:destination disk.jpg

              as you said partuuid are different . I changed partuuid into cmdline and fstab and it works. the drive starts up with no problem.
              Thank you for your help!!! You are the master!!!

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