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From: mindrunner <kernel@×××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Hard drive change
Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:24:59
Message-Id: 509BCE5C.3030804@ccube.de
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Hard drive change by Srdjan Rakic
1 i always use ddrescue for migrating to another hdd.
2 it is much more comfortable than dd and does not depent on file
3 systems, etc.
4 I always prefer copying on block device level.
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7 On 11/08/2012 03:12 PM, Srdjan Rakic wrote:
8 > I used rsync for that.
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10 > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 8:03 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann
11 > <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com <mailto:volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>>
12 > wrote:
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14 > 2tb drive probably different sector size. cp -auv recommended.
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16 > Am 08.11.2012 12:12 schrieb <jdm@××××××××××××.uk
17 > <mailto:jdm@××××××××××××.uk>>:
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19 > I am about to change my hard drive on my machine from a 500GB to
20 > 2tb.
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22 > To transfer I intend to dd the partitions across and then resize
23 > using lvm as home swap var are located on lvm.
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25 > Is this the right approach or would you recommend another method?
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27 > John D Maunder.
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Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] Hard drive change Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
Re: [gentoo-user] Hard drive change Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>