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On Monday 24 December 2007 19:36:13 Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 21:28:37 +0000, Stroller wrote: |
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> > It might be as simple as completing the `dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdb` |
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> > and then using `fdisk` to delete the last partition, then recreate it |
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> > with the same start point (and a later end point). The filesystem |
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> > would then need to be resized. But I don't know if this will work, |
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> It will, I've done it myself. The main disadvantages are that you can |
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> only resize the last partition,and it is very slow (because dd copies |
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> every byte of the source drive, not jut the ones in use). Although I have |
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> used this method, I wouldn't do it again, I'd set up the partitions, |
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> copy with rsync and run grub to install it on the new drive. |
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Right I'm going to do it this way, in the morning, so if I'm wrong please feel |
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free to shout at me over night: |
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1. make the new partitions and file systems on the new drive /dev/sdb |
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2. mount sdb1 (boot) and sdb3 (root) |
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3. copy sda1 to sdb1 and sda3 to sdb3 using rsync (I use rsync all the time to |
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do backups so I'll stick with what I know) |
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4. swap the drives |
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5. boot with Live CD |
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6. (not sure about this bit) mount the boot partition (will this be sda1 or |
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sdb1?) and root partition |
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7. chroot to the new disk |
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8. do env-update and source /etc/profile |
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9. install grub (I'm assuming I wont have to change my grub.conf as everything |
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is in the same place as before, relatively speaking) |
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10. reboot and get on with the rest of my day |
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Dr. Matthew R. Lee |
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CASEB & ECIM |
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Departamento de Ecologia, |
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P. Universidad Catolica de Chile, |
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Alameda 340, Santiago. |
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CP 6513677 |
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CHILE |
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matt@××××××××××.org |
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mlee@×××××××.cl |
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URL: meiochile.matthewlee.org |
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