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From: Bruce Hill <daddy@×××××××××××××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] SSD partitioning and migration
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 22:39:08
Message-Id: 20130720223859.GC3387@server
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] SSD partitioning and migration by Neil Bothwick
1 On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 11:20:30PM +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote:
2 > >
3 > > Would you mind a short HOW-TO for that, including {lilo,grub}.conf?
4 >
5 > http://www.sysresccd.org/Sysresccd-manual-en_Easy_install_SystemRescueCd_on_harddisk#Boot_the_ISO_image_from_the_disk_using_Grub2
6 >
7 > > And would this only be applicable to those poor souls who don't keep a
8 > > known, good kernel in /boot Just In Case (TM)?
9 >
10 > A known, good kernel is not much help if your root filesystem is damaged,
11 > although I do make sure I always have at least one such kernel in /boot.
12 >
13 > One of the benefits of booting sysrescd this way is that it is a *lot*
14 > faster than USB.
15
16 Thanks. I assume you must have a separate /boot partition in case "your root
17 filesystem is damaged" or this still doesn't help, eh?
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26 A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
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Re: [gentoo-user] SSD partitioning and migration Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>