Re: Transfer F7 partition to a new hard disk

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On 10/20/07, Karl Larsen <k5di@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> Thanks to all. I have followed Jonathan's method, but I did not remove
> >> the old disk. However, I did increase the priority of the new disk as
> >> the first one. However, I get the following:
> >>
> >> # /sbin/fdisk -l
> >>
> >> Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500106780160 bytes
> >> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
> >> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> >>
> >> Disk /dev/sda doesn't contain a valid partition table
> >>
> >> Disk /dev/sdb: 81.9 GB, 81963220480 bytes
> >> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9964 cylinders
> >> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> >>
> >>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> >> /dev/sdb1   *           1        9965    80040960    7  HPFS/NTFS
> >>
> >> Disk /dev/sdc: 120.0 GB, 120033041920 bytes
> >> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders
> >> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> >>
> >>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> >> /dev/sdc1               1        3187    25597952    6  FAT16
> >> /dev/sdc2            3188        3200      104422+  83  Linux
> >> /dev/sdc3            3201       14593    91514272+  8e  Linux LVM
> >>
> >> Disk /dev/sdd: 160.0 GB, 160040803840 bytes
> >> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
> >> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> >>
> >>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> >> /dev/sdd1   *           1       10000    80324968+  83  Linux
> >> /dev/sdd2           10001       19457    75963352+  8e  Linux LVM
> >> #
> >>
> >> The new disk is /dev/sda. It is rather strange that it says:
> >>
> >> "Disk /dev/sda doesn't contain a valid partition table"
> >>
> >> Any ideas?
> >>
> >> Paul
> >>
> >
> > Which one was your source drive?  The partition table should have been
> > copied over from it to the destination drive along with everything else.
> >
> > Jonathan
> >
>     Also I have been working with 2 hard drives and getting all versions
> known of Grub errors. I think you need to do what I did and Jonathan
> asked you to do. Remove the original hard drive. All you need to do is
> pull the plugs off that hard drive. I think that will fix your problem.

Now I have all my F7 partition copied in a partition in the new disk.
Grub is installed in the new disk. However, I always get booted in the
F7 partition in the old disk. Any ideas?

Paul

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