Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Migrating hard drives
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:12:13
Message-Id: 494BF206.30705@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Migrating hard drives by Uwe
1 Uwe wrote:
2 > Grant wrote:
3 >
4 >> I'm about to switch from one SATA hard drive to another and I'm
5 >> planning on going through the normal installation process except for
6 >> copying over the data on each partition of my old drive to the
7 >> corresponding partition on my new drive. Is there anything to watch
8 >> out for? Pitfalls to avoid, etc?
9 >>
10 >> - Grant
11 >>
12 >>
13 > You should take a look at this one:
14 > http://www.gentoo-wiki.info/HOWTO_Move_Gentoo_Installation_to_new_hard_disk
15 >
16 > :>
17 > Uwe
18 >
19 >
20
21 Why does that guide say to edit mtab? I thought the system kept up with
22 mtab itself and we are not supposed to edit that? Something change?
23
24 Dale
25
26 :-) :-)