OK - stupid question... I put in my new HD - the bios sees it but I can't seem to see it in Linux. It was a Mac formatted drive and I have no idea how to find/format it in Linux... more help please! :) Thanks On Thu, 2002-10-31 at 19:48, Rinaldi J. Montessi wrote: > Dan Clowater wrote: > > > > OK so my current linux congif is too small. 2.5 GB "/" and 1 GB "/home" > > and 500MB swap. I am putting a 6 GB drive in and am wondering how I > > should rearrange things. I was thinking of putting /dev, /etc, /var > > /sbin and /bin onto my current designated home partition and making my > > new 6GB my new home. > > > > So a couple of questions: > > a) Do I just copy the files, then update the fstab the delete the old > > ones? > > > > b) Is my idea for moving things a good one - or is there a better way to > > arrange things? > > > > c) what am I forgetting? =) > > > > I use cp -ax when moving from drive to drive, then run a cmp to verify the > cp. Takes time, but hey, it's my data :-) > > Re fstab: yes. Gotta know where the stuff really is. Don't have to delete > the whole line, just change the address (/dev/) > > Don't delete anything until you're sure the new stuff is working. Best to > rename e.g. > > mv /var /var_bak && \ > mkdir /var && \ > mount /dev/hd<newdrive><partition> /var &&\ > cp -ax /var_bak/* /var > etc. > > I'd do this at runlevel 1 (init 1) just to be safe. > > /usr > > I tinker with a lot of tarballs so I need a lot of space in /usr/local/src. > If you keep more than one kernel laying around you might need more space for > /usr/src as well. > > Religion :-) > > Rinaldi > -- > The Devil is wise not because he is the Devil, but because he is old. > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list -- J. Daniel J. Clowater clowater@cogeco.ca -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
