"C.L. Daugaard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I've seen (and kept) posts on how to transfer a system to a new HD. > what I'm stumped on is how this is done when /, /usr, and /home are on > *separate partitions* and I want to keep it that way. Can anyone tell > me how this is done? At this state the "find . -mount -depth > -print|cpio -pdmv /newtempmount" method sounds like the most promising, > but how this is done per partition is a mystery. > > My thanks to anyone who can help.
As root make a dummy directory in /, and mount all your new partitions under /dummy, so you have /dev/hdb1 23423 11048 11166 50% /dummy /dev/hdb2 956015 749859 156765 83% /dummy/usr /dev/hdb3 956015 749859 156765 83% /dummy/home then do (as root) cd / cp -a `ls | grep -v proc` dummy You'll still have to make the proc directory on your new root partition by hand, but the rest should be exactly the way you want. Then you just need to modify /dummy/etc/lilo.conf and /dummy/etc/fstab to reflect the new partition layout, use cfdisk to set the bootable flag as appropriate, and run "lilo -r /dummy". I think that's it, but this is off the top of my head, so be careful. -- Rob -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
