8 Sep
2000
8 Sep
'00
09:40
tabanna wrote:
"Christopher D. Reimer" <creimer@rahul.net> mused :
Is there alternative method of preserving an established installation to a new hard drive?
~ what's wrong with "tar.gz" zipping stuff, directory by directory.
.. . . then, partition the new drive. Unzip the tar.gz directory, when one wants Finally, adjust the Mount Points in /etc/fstab ?
I tried that once, I found that the tar program would hang on core and /proc files unless you exclude them, unless the /root system wasn't mounted when you copied it. Maybe I didn't call tar properly? -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq