Bill wrote: ... > Now here is what I did then... > > # cd /mnt/newr > # ../oldr/sbin/dump 0af - /mnt/oldr | restore rf - > > (the old drive is also openbsd 3.8) > > This worked like a charm for the root fs > Then I tried the var and I got a slew of errors about the disk being > full. But its the /dev/rd* drive thats full. > > I am guessing its the "-" part of it. Is it because the restore is not > grabbing it as fast as the dump is putting it there? ... I don't have time to verify the error that I'm pretty sure you are making, but you are deviating from the FAQ's instructions, in a way that I'm sure you think doesn't matter, but I'm pretty sure it does.
Nick.
