From owner-freebsd-isp Wed Dec 6 8:10:32 2000 From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 6 08:10:29 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from bilver.wjv.com (dhcp-1-60.n01.orldfl01.us.ra.verio.net [157.238.210.60]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1A1E37B400 for ; Wed, 6 Dec 2000 08:10:27 -0800 (PST) Received: (from bill@localhost) by bilver.wjv.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id LAA16822 for freebsd-isp@freebsd.org; Wed, 6 Dec 2000 11:10:25 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from bill) Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 11:10:25 -0500 From: Bill Vermillion To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dd + larger disk Message-ID: <20001206111025.A16633@wjv.com> Reply-To: bv@bilver.wjv.com References: <3A2E6E30.14565.702DCF@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <3A2E6E30.14565.702DCF@localhost>; from danny@i-p-d.nl on Wed, Dec 06, 2000 at 04:49:52PM +0100 Organization: W.J.Vermillion / Orlando - Winter Park Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Wed, Dec 06, 2000 at 04:49:52PM +0100, danny@i-p-d.nl thus spoke: > First of all dd works fine. > To make things more interesting: I have some machines with a 10 > GB harddisk. I do a dd to a 30 GB harddisk. The system works, > but only as a 10 GB harddisk. (all are dangerous created disks) Yup. Because you have copied ALL the information about that drive to then new drive. > When I try to add a slice and reboot (I do set the original slice as > bootable), I get the message that the partition doesn't work. Because of the same answer above. > When I set the disk as second behind the original one, I can delete > the slice and boot again from the new disk. I just can't get the > 20GB diskspace working. > I hope anyone can help me! Trying to save time sometimes takes more time. Build a minimal system on the new 30GB drive, and then tar/cpio/pax/whatever each directory structure over. -- Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message