[CentOS] Transferring system to new drive
m.roth at 5-cent.us
m.roth at 5-cent.usTue Sep 14 13:44:02 UTC 2010
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R P Herrold wrote: > On Tue, 14 Sep 2010, Timothy Murphy wrote: > >> Could you offer a precise command for copying the system >> from / to /mnt/hd , say? >> Would one exclude /dev or /proc , for example? > > I've not updated this in years nor for a 2.6 kernel and > grub, but the process is basically unchanged: > http://www.owlriver.com/tips/rsync-cookbook/ > > The only changes would be to manually make ./proc, ./sys, and > ./dev on the target device, to either run a recovery CD or > grub at the command line to get the boot loader right > [remember to edit /boot/grub/grub.conf ], and make sure the > new /etc/fsttab matches your partitioning scheme Ah, yes. Boot off a DVD or CD or USB key, run linux rescue, then chmod /mnt/sysimage, and then run $ grub-install /dev/<newdrivewithNOpartition> For example, $ grub-install /dev/sda mark
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