Philip Rhoades wrote:
> I am interested to see if it is possible to boot on an existing disk -
> say /dev/sda ("A") - and then manually create everything required on a
> second disk - /dev/sdb ("B") eg:
>
> - create the partition table and partitions on B
>
> - dd the existing boot track(s) from A to a file and then dd that to B -
> or create it from scratch somehow?
>
> - rsync the the first level directories into the appropriate places on
> the new drive and partitions (maybe by temporarily booting on a Live USB
> so we are not copying from a running system?)
>
> If this is possible, what else would need to be done on B so that when
> drive A is removed, the remaining B (the new "A") drive will be able to
> boot and run normally?
Presumably you would have to (at least)
1. Correct /etc/fstab
2. Install grub on second disk
--
Timothy Murphy
gayleard /at/ eircom.net
School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin
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