Re: transferring boot
On Sat, 2 Aug 2025 00:02:31 +0200
Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> wrote:
> Charles Curley (HE12025-08-01):
> > Do you want to mount /root r-o? /etc? I think not.
>
> Separating the things that move a lot and the things that are stable
> is still a good idea.
Right. With /root r-o, you never get your shell history saved. And
things do change from time to time under /etc.
>
> > For what the OP is up to, mounting the old file systems (on the HD)
> > until he is satisfied he has everything working right is probably a
> > good idea.
>
> No, it is an excellent occasion to rework the partitioning, wasting is
> not a good idea.
Agree. I don't think the ideas are mutually exclusive. And wasting
one's time is also not a good idea.
>
> Also, the partitions will probably not fit the new disk exactly,
> leaving a useless clump with an awkward at the end.
Right. Which is why he should copy over only what he must and leave the
rest. To give the appearance of having copied everything over, he can
use symlinks.
>
> It is a much better idea to create new partitions, choosing the
> repartition and the sizes in the light of past uses of the system,
> mount them with their intended structure and copy the contents,
> letting Linux worry about the split.
Agree, except I'm not sure what you mean by "letting Linux worry about
the split".
>
> And even better to do it with LVM volumes rather than partitions.
>
Again, agree. OP didn't indicate that any of his partitions were LVs,
so I didn't suggest it.
Anyway, I just wanted to understand your thinking on the r-o business.
Thanks.
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