on 12/24/2007 08:38 PM Thanasis wrote the following: > I would first create the new partitions on the new disk keeping the same > sequence (and increasing swap partition to 1GB), and then format them. > Say the new drive is /dev/sdb. I would go like this (mind the spaces): > > mkdir /mnt/dst /mnt/src > > mount /dev/sdb3 /mnt/dst > mount -o bind / /mnt/src && cd / && tar cfp - . |tar xfp - -C > /mnt/dst (to copy the / partition) > mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/dst/boot && cd /boot && tar cfp - . |tar xfp - -C > /mnt/dst/boot (to copy the /boot partition) > > then install new grub on sdb's MBR: > > mount -t proc none /mnt/dst/proc > mount -o bind /dev /mnt/dst/dev > chroot /mnt/dst /bin/bash > env-update && source /etc/profile > grub > >> device (hd0) /dev/sdb >> root (hd0,0) >> setup (hd0) >> quit >> > > exit > > unmount all previous (the reverse sequence) and shutdown and swap disks :-) > > Please correct above to
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