On Fri Jun 8 16:38 , Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: >This is something I have done several times. This is how I do it. >Boot the Gentoo CD or some other live CD, Knoppix should work. After >you get booted up, mount the partitions, old and new, then use this >command: cp -av /path/to/old /path/to/new and sit back and watch it >all scroll by. It may take a good while depending on how much stuff >you have to copy. > > > >I'm not saying that someone else doesn't have a better idea. I have >seen where people tar the stuff then untar it to the new drive. To me, >it is a useless step. What I use has worked for me every time and I >have done it quite a bit.
Yeah, that's me, I do exactly the same until you issue the cp command where I do: $>cd /mnt/oldstuff && tar cvjpf /pathtosomewhere/mystuff.tbz ./ and then extract to the new directory. I do this out of habit mostly and, yes, it is a useless step unless you want to store a copy somewhere for whatever reason... --James -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
