![](https://seccdn.libravatar.org/avatar/240cd3567d6f42f12720e80290372599.jpg?s=120&d=mm&r=g)
On Wednesday 21 January 2004 21:51, John wrote:
My thought was that if I use a local PC and install SuSE, set the video/graphics to VGA then that drive should fire up in most PC's, and video/sound/network settings could then be adjusted for that particular PC.
~ maybe, just format the partition you wish to use on the HardDisk that will be going into the other 'puter
. . . plug that HD into your working puter . . . mount the HD that's for the 2nd puter, on, say, /mnt
then execute :-
tar clf - . | ( umask 0; cd /mnt; tar xvf - )
{ you may wish to kill "cron" while you are making your 'clone' }
~ finally, shut down your puter, unplug the HD and transfer it to our 2nd machine . . . run sax2 ~ the whole operation should take about 10 minutes.
~ should work OK
[ remember to restart cron : execute /usr/sbin/cron ]
Thanks Pinto. I'll give this a try, you have now given me a better idea on how to set this up, as I believe I will have a few systems to do (family & friends). Using your idea i could setup an old machine with all that was needed as the host to do the copying. Thanks, John
__________ This email has been pre-scanned using the latest Anti Virus software for your peace of mind.