Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2005 18:01:09 +0100 From: Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> To: Chris Roos <chris@seagul.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Migrating FreeBsd installation to another hard drive Message-ID: <42CC0E55.5040300@dial.pipex.com> In-Reply-To: <42CC027B.7030808@seagul.co.uk> References: <42CC027B.7030808@seagul.co.uk>
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Chris Roos wrote: > One final question is whether the dump/restore process is the best > approach in this instance? I have read about using dd but am not > entirely sure whether this would do what I need? > No, you should use dump/restore and if it is the root partition you will need to edit fstab afterwards. --Alex PS There's a FAQ all about this. I have no wish to decry the bsdvault article you quote, since I haven't read it -- it may even be the same as the FAQ. But if the FAQ or handbook has a section answering your question, then it is always likely to be the best starting point. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/disks.html#NEW-HUGE-DISK
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