Quoting Krzys Majewski ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > 3) Make binary images of the old hard drives, automagically paste these > > > onto the new hard drive. Unfortunately I'm pretty sure this is impossible. > > > > You mention SCSI in the old box, but don't say what's the hardware > > in the new box. If IDE, you could install the new disk in the old > > machine, partition it (think about that, of course), mount it on > > /mnt and copy the files onto it with > > cd old-directory-root > > find -xdev | cpio -damp /mnt > > > > Then create a boot floppy, rdev the kernel to the future correct > > device, put the new disk in the new machine, boot it with the floppy > > and run lilo. > > OK, that sounds good. I think my new drive will be IDE, but why does it > matter? I was under the impression that the whole point of SCSI was > to allow easy addition of devices...the old machine was sort of > a hand-me-down, I didn't buy the scsi controller, which is my excuse > for not knowing a whole lot about how it works..
Yes. SCSI does allow for easy connection of devices. But it takes a little more care when setting up the booting strategy because the PC BIOS was designed long before SCSI disks were used in PCs, or even having four IDE drives. > By the way, I don't suppose a similar procedure will work for moving the > Windows partition, or does anyone know? I think not. There are people who clone disks with *precisely* the same hardware (in the same slots etc.). I've not even managed it with functionally the same hardware. > > > 4) Physically install the old hard drives in the new machine. > > > > Make a boot floppy, move the drives, boot with the floppy, > > copy in the same way as above, rdev the floppy (or a copy), > > boot again, this time into the new drive, run lilo. > > > > OK this sounds just like the previous step, except putting the old drives > in the new machine rather than putting the new drive in the old machine, > copying, and then putting it back in the new machine, am I right? Yes. But the old machine may (or may not; I can't remember the size) handle a new IDE drive, whereas the new machine won't, I assume, contain a SCSI card. OK, moving that may be straightforward. OTOH it may produce a resource conflict if the new machine is well endowed. I can't predict. > On the subject of drives, is my existing scsi setup a valuable thing to have > or should > should I just dump the whole thing in the lane and never look back? > Someone told me scsi is "faster" than non-scsi, can I capitalize on this > somehow? It all depends. IDE has become very fast, but the latest variants require good cabling to perform to spec. SCSI has always been a bit of a pain with cabling and termination, but it's great for adding external drives like jaz, CD-RW, etc. 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.
