On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 05:07:19PM +0200, Riccardo Mottola wrote: > Hi, > > I want to install a new hard disk in my laptop. The previous hard > diss (traditional winchester) two partition, NetBSD + Windows with > the boot selection menu. I want to install a new SSD disk, just > slightly smaller than the existing netbsd partition. I have this > laptop often in bumpy condition and the current HD seems to fail, so > I thought trying SSD might be interesting. > > How can I copy the existing data, to avoid a reinstall? I thought > > 1) attach the hard disk in an external USB enclosure > 2) Partition int > 3) Copy the data (how? using tar/untar perhaps?) > 4) write the MBR (but how, from the command line? and I don't need > the boot selection anymore, just flat into NetBSD) > > Please fill in the voids :) I'm open also to other suggestions
The selection of commands you want to have a look at are - disklabel - fdisk - installboot The raidframe documentation at http://www.netbsd.org/docs/guide/en/chap-rf.html#chap-rf-second-disk can be used as a guide to setting up an ordinary disk without using sysinst. Do you also want windows on the SSD? Cheers, Patrick
