On Sun, Mar 26, 2006 at 09:14:04AM -0500, Matt Smith wrote: > Will this also transfer the filesystem structure?
I would use /usr/sbin/sysinstall, choose "Configure", then "Fdisk" and "Label" to create the partitions and filesystems before running dd or tar or cpio. regards, joseph > > Matt > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joseph Olatt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 8:45 AM > To: Matt Smith > Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Data transfer from one HD to another > > On Sun, Mar 26, 2006 at 08:27:27AM -0500, Matt Smith wrote: > > Hi, > > Is there an EASY method to transfer the partitions from an old hard > disk > > to a new one? > > I presume you want to trasfer all the files from one (or more) > partition(s) in the old hard drive to a new hard drive. If so, try the > command "dd". man dd(1). There are examples at the bottom of the man > page. > > Other commands that may be used are: tar & cpio (man tar & man cpio for > more info). > > regards, > joseph > > > > > > Matt Smith > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
