There are a couple of commercial packages that move stuff from 1 HD to another: http://www.v-com.com/product/dw_ind.html runs on Win but supports Ext2 filesystems and many others.
Other helpful links: This company has an impeccable reputation for reliable products: http://www.powerquest.com/drivecopy/ Here's a description of how to do it without buying any utilities: http://unibytecomputer.com/newsletters/bc3_harddrive.htm And another one: http://www.firmware.com/support/bios/w95xcopy.htm Look at this one at the very bottom: http://www.dansdata.com/sbs27.htm This one also: http://www.cybertalk.com/060798.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Marshall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 11:44 AM Subject: <OT> Thinkpad upgrade > I'm going to be upgrading my Thinkpad A20m to a larger HD. > > Anyone here know what the options are for moving current stuff to the new HD? > > I'm familiar with all the mundane stuff of copy partitions, etc but I wonder > if two HD's can be hooked up (even temporarily) to do the copy or whether > I'll have to re-install Win98SE and SuSE 7.2. Normally I wouldn't worry > about any of this because it's pretty straight forward and I would > re-install. But the Windows on the Thinkpad has some pretty big mods on it > and a normal re-install won't cut it I think. I would like to eventually get > everything back the same as it is now. > > I have a LAN so can do a backup over the LAN but getting the stuff back on > the Thinkpad is what I'm concerned with. > > Anyone ever done this? or can point me to a Thinkpad list? _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
