On Monday 14 August 2006 08:49, Russell L. Harris wrote: > Alan Chandler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > 1) > > Before finally removing it, I would like to set up the disk that is > > currently in /dev/hdc with a boot sector and filesystem, such that when > > re-install it as /dev/hda it just boots up the root filesystem in its > > first partition. Obviously I can just copy the existing filesystem over, > > and adjust a few mount points, but what about the boot sector. Can I > > just use dd to copy the first 512 bytes from /dev/hda to /dev/hdc, or > > will that screw up my partition tables? In otherwords, how to I prepare > > the boot sector on /dev/hdc, so when I install it as /dev/hda it just > > works? > > A simpler approach would be to make yourself a GRUB boot CD or a GRUB > boot floppy; with it you can boot the system, after which you can > reinstall GRUB to whichever drive you wish. > > And don't forget that you can use the GRUB boot CD or floppy to explore > a system, in case you forget precisely what is where. Look over the > GRUB manual. Thanks for that - I had not thought about it before, but that seems a good solution to Question1)
Now just need answers to 2 (I think I can deal with question 3 without help) Question 2) If I move a disk to a different device, will the LVM PV on the disk still work -- Alan Chandler http://www.chandlerfamily.org.uk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
