> From [email protected] Wed Mar 20 18:26:50 2013 > Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:19:46 +0100 > From: Sven Bartscher <[email protected]> > To: BLFS Support List <[email protected]> > Subject: [blfs-support] moving lfs > > i want to move my lfs-system on a logical partition because i have > already four primary partitions on my drive and can't create any new but > want a few more. So to do that i would: > copy (with rsync) all the files from the lfs partition on another > temporary partition (on another drive) > delete the old partition and create the new logical partitions > copy everything from the temporary partition back on the logical one > edit /etc/fstab (obviously) > i don't have to create a initramfs because i already have one. > > I there something i forgot? Something i don't need to do? Something i > have to take care about? I'm really scared about something goes wrong, > or something goes lost and all my work on my lfs-system is gone. How can > i make sure that everything is copied right? Can i just be sure that > rsync does everything right? Is there something else i should be > scared/afraid of? > with hopefull (and scared) regards > Sven >
I tend to find that dd and cpio are better than rsync &c for such stuff, as there's less hassle over device-files and such like. rgds, akh -- -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
