> -----Original Message----- > From: Hemmann, Volker Armin > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 12:19 AM > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Moving linux system to another partition > > > On Freitag, 8. Juni 2007, Aleksey Kunitskiy wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Is it safe to move my linux system by using: > > #>cp -rp /mnt/old_part /mnt/new_part > > and approriate changes in grub.conf/fstab on new system location ? > > nope. > > cp -a if you really want to use copy. But doesn't kill that > the ctime/mtime > making uninstalling things a pain? > > When I moved around on harddisks some years ago, I followed > some instructions > found on the suse-hp. And they used tar.
***********WARNING*********** I am probably missing something, so beware. I am sure people with more experience will fill in the details, so don't try this till everyone else has a chance to chime in. :P I don't know all the details, but from what I understand basically boot into a live disk type environment, tar everything in a way that reserves permissions and all the file info, and then untar it in the new root directory. If grub.conf will be in a new location, then make sure to make the right Changes in grub. If you have a separate /boot parition, then that should be ok, just make the right changes in grub.conf. That SHOULD work. ^^; Make sure not to actually delete anything until you know it works. ^_^ -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
