hmm...and what if i want to mount it as my /usr partition (/usr in blfs system that is). as most programs,libs etc get installed in either /usr or /usr/local,this would be best.and the new packages could also be put there. what will happen to the existing stuff in /usr if i do a mount -t ext3 /dev/sda? /usr will a cp -ra /usr /mnt/sda?(/mnt/sda? is existing mount point of the partition in the blfs sysytem) be enough to tranferr everything from the present /usr to the new (to be will i have to unmount from /mnt before mounting to /usr. pardon the large number of questions. I just dont want to take a risk with my blfs system.it took too much time to build to destroy with a mount!
On 3/30/07, Lauri Kasanen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "anirudh vij" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: adding new partition to existing blfs system > > Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:16:30 +0530 > > > > > > hi, > > i have a blfs system running on a 5 gig partition.around 2.5 gigs are used > up. > > i am installing some packages that will take up about 1.7 gigs of > > additional space. > > so i wanted to add a new 12 gig partition to the system.this 12 gig > > partition is currently mounted as /home under ubuntu. > > how should i do this? > > if it can be done ,can i put the /home of blfs on it? > > no valuable data exists on the 12 gig partition currently. > > Maybe format it first to get more space.. > If there's something in your BLFS /home, then copy those to the root of that > home partition. > Then delete everything in BLFS /home, but leave the dir. Then just mount the > home partition to that, like > mount /dev/hd?? /home > replacing that ?? with your partition. > > If you want it to be mounted there at boot, add this to /etc/fstab: > /dev/hd?? /home auto 0 0 > > Lauri > > -- > _______________________________________________ > Surf the Web in a faster, safer and easier way: > Download Opera 9 at http://www.opera.com > > Powered by Outblaze > -- > http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page > -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
