Re: how to copy MBR??
On Sun, 2005-12-04 at 01:49, Javier Matos wrote: Hi, I will change the hard drive of my computer and I was thinking that maybe it can run if I make partitions in the new hard drive (the same number of partitions using the same device name), copy all the files contained in the old hard drive to the new one and finally copy MBR from old hard drive to the new one... . Can it be a solution to the problem of changing hard drives of my computer or that that I tell is a stupid thing?? Thx Javier, Have a look at man dd. Rob ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how to copy MBR???
javier Take a look at freebsd cheat sheets - moving to a larger hard drive. Damon ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: how to copy MBR??
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Javier Matos Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 5:50 PM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: how to copy MBR?? Hi, I will change the hard drive of my computer and I was thinking that maybe it can run if I make partitions in the new hard drive (the same number of partitions using the same device name), copy all the files contained in the old hard drive to the new one and finally copy MBR from old hard drive to the new one... . Can it be a solution to the problem of changing hard drives of my computer or that that I tell is a stupid thing?? Javier, You should do a little reading first. The Handbook has a good section on this, and there are MANY posts on the topic. The bottom line is that a naïve copy using dd or cp won't work. (Well, dd will work but assuming your new disk is larger, it won't be optimal.) You are probably better off with a new install on the new disk, and then doing dump and restore to transfer the relevant user data. This is a good time to rethink how your data are stored, and the handbook has a section on rearranging your directories. This is a popular topic and there are any HOWTO's out there that Google will find for you. If you have room physically, using the old disk as an extra drive is something I'd suggest as well. In fact, it makes the dump|restore work particularly well. -gayn ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how to copy MBR??
--- Javier Matos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I will change the hard drive of my computer and I was thinking that maybe it can run if I make partitions in the new hard drive (the same number of partitions using the same device name), copy all the files contained in the old hard drive to the new one and finally copy MBR from old hard drive to the new one... . Can it be a solution to the problem of changing hard drives of my computer or that that I tell is a stupid thing?? Thx Hello Javier If I am interpreting your question correctly, It sounds like you want to copy your FreeBSD installation to a different disk If so, I have had great success with this procedure http://lantech.geekvenue.net/chucktips/jason/chuck/1004897633/index_html I hope this helps Take care Steve __ Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
how to copy MBR??
Hi, I will change the hard drive of my computer and I was thinking that maybe it can run if I make partitions in the new hard drive (the same number of partitions using the same device name), copy all the files contained in the old hard drive to the new one and finally copy MBR from old hard drive to the new one... . Can it be a solution to the problem of changing hard drives of my computer or that that I tell is a stupid thing?? Thx ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
