On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 03:38:30AM +0100, Jan Minar wrote: > On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 09:09:30PM -0500, xucaen wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 01:56:11AM +0100, Jan Minar wrote: > > > On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 08:03:37PM -0500, xucaen wrote: > > > > I added a new hard drive but I can't use the drive until I install debian on > > > > it. > > > > > > Hi, xucaen. > > > > > > You don't have to reinstall the whole system just to add some disk > > > capacity. Use lvm, or simply tar c | tar x a whole tree, or copy around > > > -> resize a partition, whatever. > > > > > > > wha..wha..what? so you're saying I can simple copy my whole entire drive (the old > > one) > > to the new drive if I wanted to? > > Yap. You can even add the new drive capacity, to the old disk, so > you'll end up with one big logical disk (lvm). >
wow.. ok.. i hadn't thought of that.. so umm.. I could move all my stuff over to the new drive and... edit /etc/fstab to mount..? is there anything else I would have to change? jim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
