On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 15:43:29 +0000 Helder Rossa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> i think you don't need to do nothing special cause i remember i used dd > do bak the partition, mounted the image and just copied the data to a > clean partition. I'm not sure but the root (/) partition or another is > just the same... on NOT! :-) > > I will test it in another PC... not the same hardware but if it boots > I'm in the right way. > > > > > just tar / untar the partitions?!! > > > > > > - boot from a cd; > > > - tar the parttions; > > > - create / edit parttions; > > > - untar the stuff to the partition i want; > > > - install bootloader. > > > > > > think I'm not forgetting nothing. > > > > > > - and that's it?!! > > > > > That is certainly the case for non root partitions. I'm not a file > > system expert. So there might be some "magic" you will need to fix > > before being able to boot from the resized / partitiom. > The only thing "magic" about root partitions is /etc/fstab. If you restore the image to a different hddn location, you must edit the /etc/fstab to specify the new location of the / partition. And, of course, you must update lilo/grub to insure that the new partition is bootable. HTH, -- Collins Richey - Denver Area if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
