Sorry to post to my own post, but, > > Hi, this method you speak of here. > > > > Would it be possible to perform these tasks in multiuser mode, i.e. via > > ssh ? As I have no console to this server. > > Yes, but then there is no guarantee that the copy is exact because > they might change during the process of the dump/restore. But, if the > system or at least that file system is not heavily used or you don't > need to worry about an exact point copy, then no problem.
Maybe I said 'no problem' a little too lightly. If the disk has an unreadable spot, it is possible to crash the running system. Crashing the system in multi-user mode is more of a problem than doing it in single user mode. But, the point remains that a dump/restore in multi-user mode is doable. ////jerry > > ////jerry > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jerry McAllister [mailto:jerrymc@;clunix.cl.msu.edu] > > Sent: 05 November 2002 19:44 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Kernal Panics > > > > > > > > Hi, ive been getting kernel panics, number 12's for some time, ive had > > > the whole load of hardware changed, the only thing that is the same > > now > > > is the hard disk drive. > > > > > > We thought this had cured the problem, but I had one the other day. > > > Okay, I thought this was a one off, but I just had another, only this > > > time it is different. Is this possible that it is the hard drive? > > > > > > How can I make a duplicate image of that hard drive to another what > > > tools will copy it. > > > > If the other drive will be big enough and if it will be running on > > a machine with the same major version of the OS, use dump(8)/restore(8). > > > > USe fdisk(8)/disklabel(8)/newfs(8) to put the appropriate file systems > > on > > the new disk then dump the old one and restore to the new one. > > Something like: (Assuming the old file system is mounted as /oldfs and > > the new is mounted as /dupfs) > > > > cd /dupfs > > dump 0vf - /oldfs | restore rf - > > > > repeat for however many file systems you need to save and have room for. > > > > Of course, if it won't read the old disk, then the problem is more > > difficult. > > > > ////jerry > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
