So make a backup first!
My system has some (cheap :( ) bays instaled on the front so I don't have to dig the computer out of it's hole, untangle, open, untangle again (so to speak), unscrew drives, &&&&c. I just power-off, insert & turn key, pull carrier out, insert different carrier, turn-&-remove key, power-up. Some do not have keys. NEVER trust the 'hot-swap' part of the name! -- always have power off when inserting or removing!
If you put two bays in there, you can keep a backup drive in full-time, or better yet, keep #2 pulled just enough out to not be connected :: off, push or pull, (lock,) on.
other than shutdown & reboot, 30 seconds *MAX* to add/remove a drive.
(Now of course you need a drive big enough to make backups to. Best is two sets; after make #2, delete #1, and keep recycling space between the two sets. I don't particularly like WD drives, but they are cheap & seem to work OK like this.)
lol!, rgh.
Mike Turcotte wrote:
A. Khattri wrote:
OK thanks guys, I will give this a shot. This is the first time I have ever updated the world on a gentoo system, so I was not sure what the outcome would be and if there would be any risks in doing so. After reading this, I now feel a lot better.On Sat, 2 Apr 2005, Nick Rout wrote:
I think the problem is that if you build a whole lot of packages only, without installing them, then (because each package is not actually installed on a live filesystem) any package that depends on an earlier one will fail.
I know what I'm saying, but it isn't coming out right...
No it is, that makes sense. And your advice about moving in small steps was spot on.
I would probably do a -uDtpv and emerge the small "subtrees" first and work up to the bigger packages.
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