Re: copying root partition

1998-06-06 Thread Bob Hilliard
Rick Macdonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I assume that on the new root partition, you have to manually create the > /proc directory (mount point) and from there the kernel will fill it > with whatever is required? Or will the kernel even create /proc? I have always manually created /proc.

Re: copying root partition

1998-06-06 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Fri, 5 Jun 1998, Rick Macdonald wrote: : Nathan E Norman wrote: : : : > : When you copy an entire file system with cp -ax it skips any : > : separate file systems, and doesn't even copy the mount points. So : > : after copying, you have to check the directories that contained the : > :

Re: copying root partition

1998-06-06 Thread Rick Macdonald
Nathan E Norman wrote: > : When you copy an entire file system with cp -ax it skips any > : separate file systems, and doesn't even copy the mount points. So > : after copying, you have to check the directories that contained the > : mount points, and create them in the new system. I prefe

Re: copying root partition

1998-06-05 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Fri, 5 Jun 1998, Bob Hilliard wrote: : Rick Macdonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: : > > I like "cp -ax" for this task, because of its shortness. : > : > I told a friend to use "cp -a". I forgot about "-x", but he only has one : > filesystem. : > : > However, the copy hung on the file /proc/km

Re: copying root partition

1998-06-05 Thread Bob Hilliard
Rick Macdonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I like "cp -ax" for this task, because of its shortness. > > I told a friend to use "cp -a". I forgot about "-x", but he only has one > filesystem. > > However, the copy hung on the file /proc/kmsg. Would the -x have avoided > this? In the end, he ha

Re: copying root partition

1998-06-05 Thread Rick Macdonald
Frank Barknecht wrote: > I like "cp -ax" for this task, because of its shortness. I told a friend to use "cp -a". I forgot about "-x", but he only has one filesystem. However, the copy hung on the file /proc/kmsg. Would the -x have avoided this? In the end, he had to use tar. -- ...RickM...

Re: copying root partition

1998-06-05 Thread Frank Barknecht
Richard E. Hawkins Esq. hat gesagt: // Richard E. Hawkins Esq. wrote: > I can boot my emergency redhat partition without a problem (other than > that it uses fvwm95, gives me a warped display, and the mail doesn't > work :). I have another 1G partition unused, and so I plan to transfer > my root p

copying root partition

1998-06-04 Thread Richard E. Hawkins Esq.
Hmm, i seem to have a bad spot on the hard disk. A really bad one :( I get a message: I can boot my emergency redhat partition without a problem (other than that it uses fvwm95, gives me a warped display, and the mail doesn't work :). I have another 1G partition unused, and so I plan to tra