That is totally correct. I meant the mount points stored in /etc/mtab. Of course, the ones in fstab are easy to correct. Vic ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dawes, Stephen" <Stephen.Dawes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 5:04 PM Subject: RE: transferring linux system to another hard drive > WHAT DOES DD DO? > > Well let me see! > > When you do a "dd" it copies information from the source to the > destination bit by bit. In other words, it makes a snap shot of the > source on the destination. So, if you stop and think about it for a > minute, you will know that in the example of the question in the note > that this is replying to, that as long as the mount points are correct > in the source, the destination will be a replication of them. Mount > points are stored in the "/etc/fstab" file, so if they do get messed up, > you can always manually fix them. > > The key here is, make sure that the source is the way you want it, > before you go off and do anything. Any errors in the source will be > transferred to the destination if you don't. > > In the advice of my Father, who has since long passed away, "Don't be > afraid to get your hands a little dirty. If you never make a mistake, > how can you learn from them!" > > Steve Dawes > PH: (403) 268-5527. > Mailto: sdawes at gov.calgary.ab.ca > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Victor Tsaran [mailto:tsar at sylaba.poznan.pl] > Sent: 2001 December 06 4:19 AM > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > Subject: Re: transferring linux system to another hard drive > > > And what about mount points? > VIc > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Dawes" <sdawes at telusplanet.net> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 2:09 AM > Subject: RE: transferring linux system to another hard drive > > > > The free way to do this is as follows! > > > > 1. have both hard drives connected to the same computer > > 2. boot the system with a rescue disk, that contains the speaking > kernels > > and tools necessary to do the rest of this job. > > 3. once booted, type the following at the command prompt, leaving off > the > > quotes of course. > > "dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdb" > > 4. Mount the new drive > > 5. chroot > > 6. lilo > > 7. Remove the floppy. > > 8. shutdown > > 9. disconnect the original drive. > > 10. Boot the system, and voila. > > > > This does work, as I know of people who have done exactly the steps > listed > > above. > > > > Good Luck!!! > > > > AND IT IS FREE!!! > > > > > > > > Steve Dawes VE6AYT > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca > > > [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Thomas Ward > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 6:29 AM > > > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > Subject: Re: transferring linux system to another hard drive > > > > > > > > > There is a great program out there called Image cast 4.5 that will > do > just > > > this sort of thing. It isn't free, but I love it. > > > Image cast does have a dos client which you can make a batch > > > file for which > > > will do the following: > > > A. Image all your files, and if you want image [partitions as well. > B. > > > converts it to a file which you send to another computer on your > > > network or > > > another hard drive in your computer. C. I use a batch file which > then > > > extracts the image onto the new hard drive, and it is easy as that. > > > If you are interested email me off list and I'll see if I can > > > help you get > > > up and running with IC 4.5, and get your drives imaged. > > > You can email me at: > > > tward at bright.net > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Cheryl Homiak <chomiak at chartermi.net> > > > To: <blinux-list at redhat.com>; speakup <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>; > > > <debian-user at lists.debian.org> > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 9:29 AM > > > Subject: transfering linux system to another hard drive > > > > > > > > > > I apologize for the cross-post, but I'm trying to get info as soon > as > > > > possible; even if somebody has just seen this on one of these > lists > and > > > > can steer me toward the correct archive it would be appreciated. > > > > My hard drive with linux is failing; I have just obtained a 20gig > drive > > > > which will have both my dos and linux on it. All drives--my dying > linux > > > > drive, my old and tiny dos drive, and my new drive--are all > connected > to > > > > the computer. I will have to partition the hard drive, but it is > being > > > > recognized correctly in the bios and linux. Eventually, the dying > drive > > > > (hda) will be removed as will the dos drive (hdd) and the new > > > drive (hdb) > > > > will become hda. I want to know if there is a way to transfer my > linux > > > > from the dying 2.5gig drive to the new 20gig; I am assuming I will > first > > > > need to partition the hard drive and the partitioning will > probably be > > > > somewhat different from the old drive due to the difference in > size. > > > > Sorry for the info repeat to those on blinux. > > > > I know I saw a discussion of just this problem somewhere recently > but > > > > haven't been able to locate it. > > > > Also, can I make my partition that will hold dos with linux since > I > have > > > > no data already onthe hard drive to protect? > > > > thanks. > > > > Cheryl > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
