Hi, My aim is to take a dump of one server (tar.gz) and put it on a new server, effectively duplicating the computer.
On Thursday 03 July 2008 14:21:54 Yedidyah Bar-David wrote: > On Thu, Jul 03, 2008 at 02:03:13PM +0300, Noam Rathaus wrote: > > Hi, > > > > The "blue" menu doesn't appear, only the prompt. > > > > Everything is "identical" the only different between "before" and "after" > > is that the "tar.gz" is based on stable kernel, while the installer was > > based on a testing kernel. > > > > But that shouldn't affect it, as I am basically replacing everything... > > > > Maybe a better approach would be to "format" the /dev/sda partition > > first? > > I think that if your aim is to only replace kernel(s), you make sure > your tar does not replace other files, only kernels, plus perhaps > menu.lst (so that these kernels are selectable from the menu). > Specifically, do not replace under /boot/grub any files except for, > perhaps, menu.lst and device.map. -- Noam Rathaus CTO [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.beyondsecurity.com "Know that you are safe." Beyond Security Finalist for the "Red Herring 100 Global" Awards 2007 ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
