Karsten M. Self, Mon, May 20, 2002 at 02:09:32AM -0700: > on Mon, May 20, 2002, R. Lockhart ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > I need to transfer all my data, os, partitions, formatting, to a new > > hard drive. I got a lemon hd (still perfect electronicly but making > > ugly noises). A replacement is on the way from the manufacturer but > > I'm not sure about the best way to mirror a-b. > > > $ mkdir /mnt/oldhd > $ mkdri /mnt/newhd > $ mount /dev/hda /mnt/oldhd > $ mount /dev/hdb /mnt/newhd > $ cd /mnt/oldhd > $ tar cvf - . | ( cd /mnt/newhd; tar xf - ) > > (rsync, or cp -padR are other alternatives). >
Also, you'll need to install a new boot block (MBR) or the new disk won't boot. The LILO mini-howto explains how to do that: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/mini/LILO-4.html You can use fdisk -l /dev/hda to get the parition table of the old disk. g -- Brought to you by Debian 3.0 Linux took 2.4.16 #1 SMP Sat Jan 5 12:52:24 EST 2002 i686 unknown
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