Couldn't possibly do it because I needed the drivers that I compiled especially for my non working scsi card..
Now I have to figure out how to package my kernel into an installer. -Paul --------------------------- Paul Matuszewski Systems Administration In Office Networks http://www.inofficenetworks.com V:(516) 816-4871 V:(305) 799-4871 F:(305) 441-2804 -----Original Message----- From: Ron Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 3:45 PM To: Debian-User Subject: Re: move from old HD to new hd... On Sun, 2003-06-01 at 13:48, Kevin McKinley wrote: > On Sun, 01 Jun 2003 13:50:05 -0400 > Paul Matuszewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have a bare new ssytem (but with the correct modules installed for my > > network interface cards and scsi controller... > > > > How can i move all the files from the ide to the new scsi disk.. and get > > it to boot up on it. > > > > I mean.. obviously.. the best thing to do is to partition the scsi disk in > > the same manor as the ide first.. > > > > but then how to change/copy the files.. and make it bootable? > > I did this by first partitioning the new hard drive. The partitions are not > required to be the same size as the old ones, and they are not required to > use the same type of filesystem. > > Then I booted with a rescue CD and mounted the partition I wanted to copy as > /mnt/old and the destination partition as /mnt/new, followed by "cp -a > /mnt/old/* /mnt/new". That took about a cup of coffee (I sipped slowly.) I > repeated the mount/copy process for each partition on the old hard drive. > > Then I dd'd the boot loader in the MBR with "dd if=/dev/hda bs=448 count=1 > of=/dev/hdb" assuming /dev/hda is the old drive and /dev/hdb is the new. > (This will not disturb the partition table in the MBR.) > > Since Windows was one of the operating systems, I also dd'd the boot sector > of the Windows partition, with the same bs=448. > > Then I swapped the drives and rebooted. It worked. Of course, if you have broadband, you could always re-install Debian, then restore /home and config files... That has the side benefit of eliminating cruft. -- +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA http://members.cox.net/ron.l.johnson | | | | Regarding war zones: "There's nothing sacrosanct about a | | hotel with a bunch of journalists in it." | | Marine Lt. Gen. Bernard E. Trainor (Retired) | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
