On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 10:29:09PM -0500, xucaen wrote: > On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 03:38:30AM +0100, Jan Minar wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 09:09:30PM -0500, xucaen wrote: > > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 01:56:11AM +0100, Jan Minar wrote: > > > > On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 08:03:37PM -0500, xucaen wrote: > > > > > I added a new hard drive but I can't use the drive until I install debian on it. > > > > > > > > Hi, xucaen. > > > > > > > > You don't have to reinstall the whole system just to add some disk > > > > capacity. Use lvm, or simply tar c | tar x a whole tree, or copy around > > > > -> resize a partition, whatever. > > > > > > > > > > wha..wha..what? so you're saying I can simple copy my whole entire drive (the old one) > > > to the new drive if I wanted to? > > > > Yap. You can even add the new drive capacity, to the old disk, so > > you'll end up with one big logical disk (lvm). > > > > wow.. ok.. i hadn't thought of that.. so umm.. I could move all my stuff > over to the new drive and... edit /etc/fstab to mount..? > is there anything else I would have to change? mount /dev/newdrive /mnt/foo tar cC /bar/baz . | tar xC /mnt/foo mv /bar/baz{,.BACKUP} mkdir /bar/baz umount /dev/newdrive mount /dev/newdrive /bar/baz AFA the apps are concerned, nothing has changed. -- Jan Minar "Please don't CC me, I'm subscribed." x 9
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