* Joerg Johannes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: > Hello list > > My friend just bought a new HD, and wanted to throw out the old one. So > what we did was > - mount an nfs directory from my server (/nfsroot) > - tar cplf - /root | (cd /nfsroot && tar xpf) > - threw the HD out > - started rescue system, partitioned, made filesystems > - mounted /nfsroot and /newroot (on the new HD) > - tar cplf - /nfsroot | (cd /newroot && tar xpf) > during the last step, his machine freezes (it's SuSE and SuSE kernel > with reiserfs), mine, the server, does not > > So, why could that be? (jumpers on the hd are all ok, one partition is a > windows one, and windows works, too)
Which last step: tar -c, cd or tar -x? Can he read from /nfsroot? Can he write to /newroot? Was it really "tar xpf" or was it "tar xpf -" (hint)? Dima -- E-mail dmaziuk at bmrb dot wisc dot edu (@work) or at crosswinds dot net (@home) http://www.bmrb.wisc.edu/descript/gpgkey.dmaziuk.ascii -- GnuPG 1.0.4 public key The wombat is a mixture of chalk and clay used for respiration. -- MegaHal
