Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > I am trying to do transfer my current install from a smaller drive to a larger > one. I installed, partitioned and formatted the new drive with the same > partitions as the smaller one. Then, I copied each partition in turn (/, > /root, > /home, /opt, /var, /usr) to the appropriate partition on the new drive with cp > -a small-drive-partition /mnt/new-drive-partition. > > When I boot (from floppy) to the new drive, I am told that /var/lock, > /var/run/utmp don't exist. urandom start: fails. Then, when system switches to > run level 2, syslogd hangs. But, all the /var files and directories did get > copied.
Did you check that /etc/fstab is appropriate for the new configuration? It looks as if /var didn't get mounted. You may need a rescue disk to effect this change. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.
