On Sat, Nov 24, 2001 at 07:25:42PM -0700, Bill Hartwell wrote:
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> On Saturday 24 November 2001 06:33 pm, Ian Truelsen wrote:
> > I am getting a new drive for my server. What is the best way to transfer my
> > system from one drive to another, so that I don't have to reinstall
> > everything?
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> I'm wondering something similar. When it's time for me to install a larger
> HD, will Drivecopy work all right? I already own a copy of it, and I've used
> it for copying other operating systems from one HD to another, but have not
> yet had any reason to try it with Linux.
I've done it several times, though not lately. From memory, here's
some steps that seem to me to be the right ones. YMMV.
--partition the new drive the way you want it
--using mke2fs (or appropriate) to create the filesystems
--copy stuff from the old partitions to the new ones (using cp -a or
other appropriate command)
--edit any necessary config files (/etd/fstab, whatever) to reflect any
changed partitions.
--make a bootable floppy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
--remove the old drive
--plug in the new one
--boot from floppy
--modify /etc/lilo.conf as required, rerun /sbin/lilo
--remove floppy, see if it'll boot.
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