Thank you everyone for your help. Jay ----- Original Message ----- From: "McDougall, Marshall (FSH)" <MarMcDouga@xxxxxxxxx> To: "'General Red Hat Linux discussion list'" <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 10:56 AM Subject: RE: How to drive copy Linux > Jay. > > Your question comes up on list frequently. Here is what I do: > > Boot with the Linux cd to rescue mode, login as root and run grub. Once you > have the grub prompt, type "find /boot/grub/stage1" or "find /grub/stage1" > depending on the pathing, without the quotes. The command should return > something to the effect of (hd0,0). At the prompt, type "root (hd0,0)" or > whatever was returned in the previous command, and hit enter. Again at the > prompt type "setup (hd0)". That should reinstall the grub boot loader. Quit > out of grub, exit out of rescue mode and reboot. You should be good to go. > HTH > > Regards, Marshall > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jay Ehrhart [mailto:yoloits@xxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 11:52 AM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: Re: How to drive copy Linux > > > Thank you but I should have included my reason for the drive copy. The > server is a production server and has web sites, email, monitoring software, > SpamAssassin and a host of other software. I am having some hard drive > errors reported in my logs so I thought the easiest way to move all the > files and the installed software was a drive copy to a new drive. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jay Berryman" <jay.berryman@xxxxxxxxx> > To: "General Red Hat Linux discussion list" <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 9:36 AM > Subject: RE: How to drive copy Linux > > > > If the servers are identical, use kickstart to do your install. > > > > Jay Berryman > > Systems Engineer, RHCT, RHCE > > SITEL World Wide > > jay.berryman@xxxxxxxxx > > Work: (402)-963-6347 > > Cell: (402)-598-1737 > > > > > > This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the > > addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. > > If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient, or the > > authorized agent of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that > any > > dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have > > received this communication in error, please notify SITEL immediately by > > telephone at 402.963.6001 and delete the message and any attachments from > > your system. Thank you for your cooperation > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] > > On Behalf Of Jay Ehrhart > > Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 11:29 > > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: How to drive copy Linux > > > > I am running Red Hat 3 AS with one 36 GB SCSI drive. I have the drive > > partitioned, home, usr, /, var. I want to copy the entire drive to > another > > SCSI drive attached to the cable so I can install the drive drive in an > > identical server. Then I can rename and renumber the server and be done. > I > > used Ghost 7.5 which copied the data but would the system would not boot. > > It got to Grub in the boot squence and stopped. How can I get this to > work? > > Or what is the method to copy or clone a Linux drive to another? > > > > Thanks, > > Jay > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
