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.



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