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on 12/24/2007 08:38 PM Thanasis wrote the following: |
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> I would first create the new partitions on the new disk keeping the same |
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> sequence (and increasing swap partition to 1GB), and then format them. |
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> Say the new drive is /dev/sdb. I would go like this (mind the spaces): |
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> mkdir /mnt/dst /mnt/src |
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> mount /dev/sdb3 /mnt/dst |
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> mount -o bind / /mnt/src && cd / && tar cfp - . |tar xfp - -C |
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> /mnt/dst (to copy the / partition) |
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> mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/dst/boot && cd /boot && tar cfp - . |tar xfp - -C |
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> /mnt/dst/boot (to copy the /boot partition) |
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> then install new grub on sdb's MBR: |
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> mount -t proc none /mnt/dst/proc |
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> mount -o bind /dev /mnt/dst/dev |
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> chroot /mnt/dst /bin/bash |
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> env-update && source /etc/profile |
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> grub |
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>> device (hd0) /dev/sdb |
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>> root (hd0,0) |
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>> setup (hd0) |
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>> quit |
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> exit |
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> unmount all previous (the reverse sequence) and shutdown and swap disks :-) |
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Please correct above to |
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mount -o bind / /mnt/src && cd /mnt/src && tar cfp - . |tar xfp - -C /mnt/dst |
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