Yes, the installer can be flashed from the command line. See http://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?f=147&t=37149&p=164507&sid=dee8c64d1a8772fc2325acbebe529079
Disclamer: I don't know if the mentioned commands are valid for TS-110. You are correct, if you update UUIDs in /etc/fstab, a 'update-initramfs -u' is required. What you can do is change the UUIDs on the new disk so that they are identical to those of the old disk. Use tune2fs for ext2/3/4 partitions and mkswap for swap partition. I did this on my TS-119 a while back. /Björn On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 09:42, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Since you have the same disk layouts, I would rsync the data from the old > to the new disk. Then update /etc/fstab with the UUIDs of the new disk. > After that you're good to go. > > I tried it actually that way: > > - same HDD layout > > - copy data (cp -a) > > - insert new disk > > - try to start > > > But that resulted in a non-starting system. It seems to me, that > 'update-initramfs > -u' is required. > > > >>- how to start the Debian installer? > > With a serial console, use tftp: > http://www.cyrius.com/debian/kirkwood/qnap/ts-119/uboot.html > > Any other way directly from the command line? Would be nice to 'activate' > the installer running with the old HDD, replace the HDD (prepared as > above) and then follow the procedure from > http://www.cyrius.com/journal/debian/installer-flash-kernel. > > Hardy > >
