On 09.01.20 01:59, linux guy wrote:
Hi people.
A bit of a wrinkle in the plans... still need to transfer the operating
system though.
The deal to buy the used computer fell through. It wasn't what I wanted
anyway. So I purchased and assembled a new machine. I will not be
installing Windows on it.
Here is the problem... my old operating system is on an M.SATA drive.
My new computer has 2 M.2 drives. I didn't realize there was a
difference, because M.2 does both PCIE and SATA. But it turns out that
M.SATA is a different form factor than M.2 and I cannot plug my old
M.SATA drive into my new motherboard.
Here is an explanation of the differences between M.2 and M.SATA.
https://searchstorage.techtarget.com/definition/mSATA-SSD-mSATA-solid-state-drive
So how do I transfer my old operating system from the M.SATA drive in my
old computer to the M.2 drive in my new computer ? rsync over the
network while running the new computer off a USB drive ?
could fsarchiver be an option ?
http://www.fsarchiver.org/
fsarchiver is on the SysRescueCD (see on the left side for the download
link)
the way would be:
- fsarchiver savefs ... => USB disk => fsarchiver restfs ...
- maybe reconfigure UUID in the boot env, /etc/fstab, ???
- ???
I don't know if fsarchiver is able to handle lvm ???
=> see also on the left side "LVM Backups"
some questions:
===============
how old is the old OS ?
how long would it last to configure a new install to the state of the
old one ?
new installs have the advantage that they are clean and shiny new
computer fit best with shiny new OS !
;-)
the way would be:
- new install
- configure the new install
- rsync your old user to the new /home
--
sixpack13
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