Mark Fletcher put forth on 4/18/2011 9:52 AM: > The only issue is that I don't have enough spare power connectors on my > PC's power supply to attach both the new and the old disks at the same > time.
> What I want to know is how can I remove the current drive from the > filesystem so I can remove it physically without sending the machine > into a tailspin? I have only ever set up the mapping of disk partitions > to mount points at installation time, never afterwards, and so am not > sure what to do. It won't go into a tailspin unless you have programs in /opt that you've configured your system to run automatically, such as daemons. If you haven't, you'll simply get a mount error at startup, which is harmless. > I am thinking the procedure will be something along the lines of: > > 1) modify my computer's mount settings such that /opt is part of the > root filesystem instead of a separate mount point You don't want to do this. > (HOW? manual edit > of /etc/fstab or something more sophisticated?) This will cause me to > lose access to everything on the old disk which is OK because it's all > backed up and there is nothing there that's critical to the running of > the machine. If you plan on mounting the new replacement disk in /opt, then I wouldn't touch the settings in fstab until after you get the new disk in, partitioned and formatted. After that, make the necessary changes in fstab (such as disk UUID or /dev/sdX change) to mount the new device at /opt. > 2) Power down the machine and remove the old disk, attach the new disk. > > 3) bring up the machine, partition and format the new disk. (is the tool > for this fdisk?) cfdisk is easier (menu driven) > 4) modify the machine's mount settings to go back to mounting /opt on > the new disk (HOW?) If the new disk shows up with the same /dev/sdX you shouldn't have to change anything in /etc/fstab, unless you're currently mounting by-label or by-uuid. If it doesn't show up as the previous /dev/sdX then simply change that to match the new /dev/sdX name. > 5) restore everything I want in /opt back from the backup. Just make sure you're using the proper backup/restore procedure so you get all the appropriate bits set for directories and files, such as ownership, execute perms, etc. > Even assuming I'm on the right lines, I don't know how to do steps 1 and > 4 and am not totally confident about how to do 3, so would appreciate > any advice. It would always be helpful if you add relevant information to your post, such as a copy of your current /etc/fstab. That would allow us to better answer your questions, telling you exactly what to modify, etc. -- Stan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4daca3ab.7050...@hardwarefreak.com
