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On Thursday 08 Nov 2012 19:46:01 john wrote: |
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> On Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:17:25 +0100 |
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> Florian Philipp <lists@×××××××××××.net> wrote: |
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> > Am 08.11.2012 17:37, schrieb Paul Hartman: |
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> > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 7:03 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann |
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> > > |
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> > > <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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> > >> Am 08.11.2012 12:12 schrieb <jdm@××××××××××××.uk>: |
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> > >>> I am about to change my hard drive on my machine from a 500GB to |
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> > >>> 2tb. |
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> > >>> |
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> > >>> To transfer I intend to dd the partitions across and then resize |
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> > >>> using lvm as home swap var are located on lvm. |
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> > >>> |
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> > >>> Is this the right approach or would you recommend another method? |
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> > >>> |
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> > >>> John D Maunder. |
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> > >> |
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> > >> 2tb drive probably different sector size. cp -auv recommended. |
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> > > I agree, best approach is to partition and format the new drive as |
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> > > new, and then copy the files. This will also help you start your new |
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> > > disk with a lack of fragmentation. |
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> > |
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> > +1 |
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> > |
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> > Of course, a simple cp -auv /* /new_root won't suffice because of |
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> > proc, sys and friends. I prefer |
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> > mount --bind / /real_root |
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> > cp -auv /real_root/* /new_root |
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> > |
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> > Regards, |
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> > Florian Philipp |
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> Thanks all for advice. Nice work with the mounting. |
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I often use star with the -copy option (faster and more advanced than tar, |
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although I have not timed it), or rsync. dd and friends for iso copying and |
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fs recovery. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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