Re: [gentoo-user] Clone a running gentoo machine onto another machine

[Dan Cowsill]

On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 4:55 PM, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 16:45:49 -0400, Dan Cowsill wrote:
>
>  > Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but I had read that if you don't copy
>  > the files in /dev, udev won't mount properly on the machine you're
>  > cloning to and all hell will break lose.
>
>  There are two files you need in the dev directory of the root
>  filesystem, console and null. Create those, or bind mount the root
>  directory as a;ready suggested.
>
>
>  > Also, iirc, I believe I
>  > tarred a running machine (including /dev, excluding /sys) and the
>  > clone was successful.
>
>  There's no reason why it wouldn't be, but you're wasting a bunch of pace
>  and inodes on your root filesystem by putting a load of stuff in /dev
>  that is then hidden when udev starts.
>
>
>  --
>  Neil Bothwick
>
>  Snacktrek, n.:
>   The peculiar habit, when searching for a snack, of constantly
>   returning to the refrigerator in hopes that something new will have
>   materialized.
>

Oooh I see I see.  Thanks!

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Dan Cowsill
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