On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Baskar Selvaraj <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 6:26 AM, Baskar Selvaraj <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I already took backup of /dev/vg_mohanlaptop/lv_root. My question is, If >> >>> I restore the contents of /boot and lv_root from current failing >>> harddrive to new harddrive (ofcourse creating same partitions with >>> enough space) and restoring grub in the new harddrive, will it work? >>> will I get the same OS which is running on my failing harddrive? >>> >> >> I had done this earlier by moving the complete filesystem (from a failing >> drive) to a new disk and adjusted the partition values according to the new >> disk structure in grub and able to boot and work without any issues. >> >> > Remember, you also need to adjust the UUID values in /etc/fstab and any > other configuration files which requires modification. >
Giving unique labels for the various filesystems is also an option LABEL=root / blah blah Besides /etc/fstab, the Grub menu also needs to be adjusted. Again, I use LABEL there as well. -- Arun Khan Sent from my non-iphone/non-android device (অরুণ খান্/अरुण खान) _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc ILUGC Mailing List Guidelines: http://ilugc.in/mailinglist-guidelines
