Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 11:05:59 -0500 (CDT) From: mark tinguely <tinguely@hookie.cs.ndsu.NoDak.edu> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, tpnelson@echidna.stu.cowan.edu.au Cc: jhb@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Dump/restore question. Message-ID: <200010231605.LAA50608@hookie.cs.ndsu.NoDak.edu> In-Reply-To: <39F3FF56.3DD9103F@echidna.stu.cowan.edu.au>
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if you are resizing the whole FreeBSD slice (aka the DOS partition), then you would need to run an install disk to label the slice and create the FreeBSD partitions. I would use the installation diskettes for the OS that you have backed up. Having 4.1 files installed and then installing 5.0 files could leave old 4.1 files around. You could use the "hidden" features of the install program to write the disk label, the filesystem and boot blocks to the machine without install the 4.1 files, and then run the fixit disk to perform the restore. Possible, but not easy if you have done them before. I would suggest you install the OS that you already backed up. then before rebooting, either use the virtual console (F4, I believe), and: # cd to_the_appropriate_partition # cp /sbin/restore /tmp/restore (if partition is /) # /[tmp|sbin]/restore -r # rm /tmp/restore (if partition is /) the restore can be done on top of the same OS files because the OS is running from the installation disk, so the hard drive files are currently inactive (you do not have to worry about busy executables, nor used biraries, etc). To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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