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From: john <jdm@××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Hard drive change
Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:48:06
Message-Id: 20121108194601.57d11af6@echoes
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Hard drive change by Florian Philipp
1 On Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:17:25 +0100
2 Florian Philipp <lists@×××××××××××.net> wrote:
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4 > Am 08.11.2012 17:37, schrieb Paul Hartman:
5 > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 7:03 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann
6 > > <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com> wrote:
7 > >> Am 08.11.2012 12:12 schrieb <jdm@××××××××××××.uk>:
8 > >>
9 > >>> I am about to change my hard drive on my machine from a 500GB to
10 > >>> 2tb.
11 > >>>
12 > >>> To transfer I intend to dd the partitions across and then resize
13 > >>> using lvm as home swap var are located on lvm.
14 > >>>
15 > >>> Is this the right approach or would you recommend another method?
16 > >>>
17 > >>> John D Maunder.
18 > >>
19 > >> 2tb drive probably different sector size. cp -auv recommended.
20 > >>
21 > >
22 > > I agree, best approach is to partition and format the new drive as
23 > > new, and then copy the files. This will also help you start your new
24 > > disk with a lack of fragmentation.
25 > >
26 >
27 > +1
28 >
29 > Of course, a simple cp -auv /* /new_root won't suffice because of
30 > proc, sys and friends. I prefer
31 > mount --bind / /real_root
32 > cp -auv /real_root/* /new_root
33 >
34 > Regards,
35 > Florian Philipp
36 >
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38 Thanks all for advice. Nice work with the mounting.
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45 John D Maunder

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