> `rsync -rlopg --progress --exclude=3D/dev --exclude=3D/mnt/newdrve /=20
> /mnt/newdrive` would be how I would do it.  That command will preserve=20
> permissions.
> 

Thanks for the suggestion. Someone else suggested I boot from the
install CD, so I combined your suggestions and was pleasantly surprised
at the ease with which this worked.

I booted from the CD, partitioned and mounted the new drive as I wanted,
mounted the old drive, then did:

rsync -a --progress /old/ /new

Then I switched cables so the old drive was now hda, booted from the CD
and ran grub on hd0. It booted right up from the new drive after that.

The thing I like about gentoo is I really feel like I understand what is
going on, so I'm able to do things like this which I would never dream
of with Red Hat or Mandrake.

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