Posted this to OP but omitted to post to the list. Here's my 2p worth
Chris
Matt Smith wrote:
Hi,
Is there an EASY method to transfer the partitions from an old hard disk
to a new one?
Matt Smith
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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
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 transf
On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 08:27:27 -0500
"Matt Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
> Is there an EASY method to transfer the partitions from an old hard disk
> to a new one?
If the new partitions are identical in size to the old ones then
use dd otherwise use dump | restore.
R
On Mar 26, Remo Lacho wrote:
> dump and restore are your friends.
>
> Try something like this for each new slice (partition):
>
> Create your new slice on the new disk.
>
> newfs the new slice - newfs -U /dev/[new_slice]
>
> mount the new slices - mount /dev/[new_slice] /mnt
>
> dump and res
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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?
>
This one is actually in the FAQ.
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/fa
Will this also transfer the filesystem structure?
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
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
com
Hi,
Is there an EASY method to transfer the partitions from an old hard disk
to a new one?
Matt Smith
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