Hi :) On Sunday 26 July 2009 20:34:12 Van de Velde Erwin wrote: > Another option is using rsync to copy all files to the other disk. This can > be done with a temporary server storage if necessary. If you use the -a > switch, it keeps permissions intact and works perfectly for Linux, not for > Windows, but who uses that anyway? ;) I agree. I use rsync to migrate between drives. Haven't had any problems yet. As Erwin wrote, you can use the -a switch and also the -v and --progress. I do this booting with a LiveCD/USB image -> rsync to the temp server/system - > rsync back. Once you rsync back to your laptop with the new drive. Boot with the LiveCD/USB image and check things like fstab or /boot/grub/menu.lst because the ID will have changed. Maybe you have to boot a couple of times with the LiveCD/USB image because you forgot to edit this or that file. HTH Rafa > On Sunday 26 July 2009, Nergar wrote: > > I think clonezilla could help you here. > > > > On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Dan McGee <dpmcgee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 1:06 PM, Will Siddall<will.siddall@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > I know this isn't particularly an arch question, but I know Arch > > > > people are better off to ask then most. > > > > > > > > I'm in the process of upgrading my hard drive in my laptop but with > > > > the amounts of customizations I've done to my setup, I don't want to > > > > have to set it all up again. > > > > > > > > I know about running dd to copy the partition information, but the > > > > problem with that is that it also copies that partition information > > > > over. So, if I copy my root partition that started as a 40G > > > > partition with 90% used and now I have a 60G parition, the used > > > > portion will be kept at 90% so, it'll show something like 50G of > > > > data... which doesn't make sense. > > > > > > What about a dd followed by using parted/gparted or whatever to resize > > > things as necessary? They have a good LiveCD too that you should be > > > able to use to get things copied and then resized. > > > > > > I think gparted even has built in support for copying partitions; not > > > sure if it can do it across drives. > > > > > > -Dan -- "We cannot treat computers as Humans. Computers need love." rgriman@xxxxxxxxx rgriman@xxxxxxxxxxxx
