From: kastus@tsoft.com Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 13:53:48 -0800 Message-ID: <20001127135348.C954@fizia.local> Subject: Re: [SLE] Using <tar> to transfer all directories to a New Hard Disk On Mon, Nov 27, 2000 at 09:00:51PM +0000, tabanna wrote:

Hi, SuSErs :)

I wish to transfer root / and all other directories on the root partition, to a New Hard Disk

tar syntax ___________ Does someone know the correct syntax, please ?

(cd / ;tar -cf -.) | (cd /dev/new_HD/ ;tar -xpf - --same-owner)

This won't work. You need to have a file system on a new partition and mount that partition to some point. Copying root file system with tar is tricky, you have your new partition to be mounted, i.e. under /, so you have to list explicitly what directories under / you're going to copy, excluding mount point for a new partition. The easiest way, I think, is to boot from some rescue system, mount your old / and new partition at some points and them tar copy them. -Kastus

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Please, need help getting syntax correct ?

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Message-ID: <3A2300A4.F8AF44EA@dove.net.au> Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 11:17:32 +1030 From: Brian Marr Subject: Re: [SLE] Using <tar> to transfer all directories to a New Hard Disk This is the basic format that I used recently to move my working system across to a new hard drive and boot it. Important: Have a boot disk so you can get into you current working Hard Drive if your new one does not boot. Create Partitions on new Hard Drive. A boot partition is advisable. (for this example say 2 partitions) Format Partitions. mke2fs and mkswap On your existing Hard Drive ...............mkdir /Newlinux and mkdir /Newboot Mount your newly formated hard drive here. mount /dev/hdxx /Newlinux and mount /dev/hdxx /Newboot <p>Then cp -a /root /boot /etc /usr /home....(and all your directories except /proc) /Newlinux and cp -a /boot /Newboot Some directories I did not copy -mainly old mount points. Make sure all files are copied successfully to your new disk. On your existing Hard Drive make a copy of lilo and put it somewhere safe. edit /etc/lilo.conf and tell it where the new bootable drive is and run /sbin/lilo Then cd to /Newlinux Chroot . bash You are now root on your new Hard Drive. Edit /etc/fstab and put in your new partitions and mount points. These were mine /dev/hdc1 /boot ext2 defaults 1 1 /dev/hdc2 / ext2 defaults 1 1 Comment out the partition that you do not want to boot mkdir /proc (needed when you reboot) Do control-d to get back out to /Newlinux (I found that I could not run lilo after chroot (...thus ran it from existing.) Reboot <p>This is an outline only and naturally some problem solving will be needed. Once you are sure that your data has been copied ok and you can boot to your new drive -Delete old partitions. See man swapoff and man swapon Create swap partition in newly found space, Then .....mkswap /dev/hcxx Tell /etc/fstab on your new drive where swap is to be mounted. This worked well for me. Use care. Brian <p>tabanna wrote:

Hi, SuSErs :)

I wish to transfer root / and all other directories on the root partition, to a New Hard Disk

tar syntax ___________ Does someone know the correct syntax, please ?

(cd / ;tar -cf -.) | (cd /dev/new_HD/ ;tar -xpf - --same-owner) _______________________________________________________________________

Please, need help getting syntax correct ?

thanks

best wishes

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