Richard Cox wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 04, 2007 at 04:52:26PM -0500, Randy Barlow wrote:
>> I've set up my desktop machine using LVM over software raid, and
>> although I like it I'm getting weary of the complication of the setup
>> for a simple desktop system. What I would like to do is get the same
>> install (packages, config files, etc) as are currently used, but have it
>> all on one file system for simplicity. I know I can use DD to copy a
>> filesystem, but I don't think that will work in this case. I was
>> thinking of doing a fresh install and then using my backup of /etc to
>> try and get the same setup. If I copy the world file from the previous
>> system and emerge -e world, will that get all the packages I currently
>> have? Afterwards I would just copy the rest of /etc into place and go
>> about on my merry way. Are there any problems with this approach?
>>
>> R
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> Normally I just use the dump and restore utilites for this.
> Forgive me if the syntax is a bit off, I haven't had to do this for a little
> while.
>
> I usually do this from a seperate machine on the network:
> On the machine you don't want to reformat do:
> ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] dump 0fz9 - /dev/device_to_backup > backup.image
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> That will do a full dump of the filesystem to your other machine that you
> will restore later. When you restore that, it won't care about partitions or
> filesystem so you can change them however you want.
>
> Wipe / format you old machine how you want it, and boot a gentoo install cd
> or some other live cd (unless the gentoo cd has changed recently it won't
> have restore on it tho). Then on that old machine that you just wiped mount
> the new fresh filesystem (should be completely empty, no stage install or
> anything). cd to that directory you just mounted and do:
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> ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] cat /path_to/backup.image | restore -xf -
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> That'll cat the file back to restore on the old machine and should do a
> restore into the current directory.
>
> From there chroot in and reinstall your bootloader / edit fstab if you need,
> etc etc. :)
>
> -Rick
Hi,
Nice info, thanks (i'm not the OP)
Could recommend "mkstage4.sh" script (search gentoo-wiki.com)
Works for me.
HTH, Rumen
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