On Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:17:25 +0100 Florian Philipp <li...@binarywings.net> wrote:
> Am 08.11.2012 17:37, schrieb Paul Hartman: > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 7:03 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann > > <volkerar...@googlemail.com> wrote: > >> Am 08.11.2012 12:12 schrieb <j...@jdm.myzen.co.uk>: > >> > >>> I am about to change my hard drive on my machine from a 500GB to > >>> 2tb. > >>> > >>> To transfer I intend to dd the partitions across and then resize > >>> using lvm as home swap var are located on lvm. > >>> > >>> Is this the right approach or would you recommend another method? > >>> > >>> John D Maunder. > >> > >> 2tb drive probably different sector size. cp -auv recommended. > >> > > > > I agree, best approach is to partition and format the new drive as > > new, and then copy the files. This will also help you start your new > > disk with a lack of fragmentation. > > > > +1 > > Of course, a simple cp -auv /* /new_root won't suffice because of > proc, sys and friends. I prefer > mount --bind / /real_root > cp -auv /real_root/* /new_root > > Regards, > Florian Philipp > Thanks all for advice. Nice work with the mounting. -- John D Maunder
