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On Tue, 4 Aug 2009 00:33:22 +1000, "Alan E. Davis" <lngndvs@×××××.com> |
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wrote: |
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> I wish to move the / partition, and separate /usr into a separate |
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> partition. One reason is to take advantage of a faster 10,000 RPM drive |
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> for |
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> system files. |
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> I am stuck on one issue (at least): do I need to copy /sys to the new / |
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> partition? |
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No need to copy /sys and /proc, they are virtual filesystems filled up by |
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the kernel. |
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You have also to copy /dev, but to do so, you have to reboot into a livecd, |
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as the mounted /dev is filled in by udev in a running system. |
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HTH. |
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> Thank you for recent help with other issues. |
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> |
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> Alan |
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> |
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> You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but |
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> when |
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> you're finished, you'll know absolutely nothing whatever about the |
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bird... |
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> So let's look at the bird and see what it's doing---that's what counts. |
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> ----Richard Feynman |
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