You can mount the second hard drive in your Linux and then perform
something like an Hard Disk upgrade. So all the Linux system gona be
copied on your second one. Take a look in Hard Disk Upgrade Howto to
perform the copy. Hope that help. Take a look at this link.
http://www.redhat.com/mirrors/LDP/HOWTO/mini/Hard-Disk-Upgrade.html
Carl
mc wrote:
>
> I have installed a mandrake 5.3, updated with kernel 2.2.5 and
> recompiled succesfully. As I am a linux newbie, I installed on a 1.6Gb
> WD Caviar hd mounted on a removable frame. I have a identical hd mounted
> on a second frame. My goal is to copy the installation as is on the
> second hd, just to carry out software changes safely. Only when the
> changes will prove to be correct, I transfer these changes on the first
> hd.
> Obvioulsy, I cant use linux bachup procedure to carry out the whole
> operation.
> I booted in msdos 6.2 via floppy, and I tryed several times whith Ghost
> 5.1c using or a Syquest Sparq, or a dos hd.
> But the thing, does'nt came: the copy on the second hard disk seems good
> only for the first boot. All works good. But, on the subsequent boot,
> during the boot, fsck see several hd failure and can't recover.
> I can't figure what happens. Suggestions ?
