On Sun, Jan 14, 2007 at 11:34:02AM +0600, Abu Zaher wrote: > My question is slightly related to this post, so I'm posting it here. > I'm currently running my Sid on a 40GB hdd which is running out of > life, In a few days I'll buy a new 80GB. Now what is the best way 2 > dump my whole / to my hdd so that I can boot and do all my stuff from > that hdd?
- Install drives - boot from a livecd - create new filesystem as necessary - mount both - copy from one to the other using a tool that can preserve device, special and sparse files e,g, tar or rsync. - reinstall grub if necessary - reboot -- http://strugglers.net/wiki/Xen_hosting -- A Xen VPS hosting hobby Encrypted mail welcome - keyid 0x604DE5DB
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