Re: Best practices for installing Debian in a new disk?
On Tue, 18 Oct 2005, mikepolniak wrote:
> On 17:46 Tue 18 Oct , Bruno Buys wrote:
> > I'm reinstalling my system onto a new sata disk I just purchased. I'd
fun toys
> > like to know what best practices people do, in order to get through this
> > with the least possible hassle.
- partition your new disk ( the way you like )
- copy the directories and files with your fav tool
tar cf - $DIR | ( cd /mnt/target ; tar xvfp - )
DIR == /bin /boot /dev /etc /lib /sbin /usr /var/ /opt
cd /mnt/target; mkdir /tmp /var /usr /proc /mnt/floppy /mnt/cdrom...
chmod 1777 tmp
- chroot /mnt/target ; run grub/lilo and power off and move the
disks around reboot
> Why not just copy over the whole Debian partition from the ide disk to
> the new disk. I have done this many times without a problem. I make a new
> partition on the new disk as the target and cd into / dir of the old disk
> then:
>
> cp -ax * /target
manual cleanup will be required, regardless of which way you clone
ide -> sata
clean up /var/log ( or wipe it all out )
clean up /var/spool/*mail-stuff*
clean up /root/{*caches*}
rm -rf /tmp/*
- if you don't clean it up .. your IDS should be screaming that the
machine had been hacked
keep your fingers crossed that the sata disk bootable on your other system
and that the sata controller is supported by the kernel
> If necessary then edit the /etc/fstab and /etc/network/interfaces.
> Then install lilo or grub on the new disk and it's good to go.
yup
c ya
alvin
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