attache the new hd as hdb, partition it and copy everything from hda for example: mount /dev/hdb2 /mnt cd / find . -xdev |cpio -oc > /mnt/hda.cpio.gz
then mount all of your newly created partitions on hdb in one dir, go to the mountpoint and unpack cpio -icdm < /mnt/hda.cpio.gz edit fstab, lilo.conf, rerun lilo and you should be good to go (if I didn't forget anything) boot floppy probably will be helpfull Marcin Kurc CAD Systems Administrator Cooper-Standard Automotive -----Original Message----- From: Harris, Jason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 12:01 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Installing on a second disk (hdb) on an already running system ? I'm getting a fair amount of disk seek timeout messages in the kernel log and I'd like to rebuild the system with a new HD. But I'd also like to have it down for the least amount of time possible. Can I plug the new hd at hdb, make the partition structure I want, put the install image somwhere on any disk/partitions, then boot to a floppy, give some input to the loader and have it start installing locally ? Jason Harris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
