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Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 12:16:35 +0000
From: Josh Paetzel <friar_josh@webwarrior.net>
To: Raoul Schroeder <memphis_ms@gmx.net>
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Subject: Re: Migrating FreeBSD to a bigger harddrive...
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On Mon, Dec 10, 2001 at 06:26:10PM +0100, Raoul Schroeder wrote:
> I am sorry if this is a freq. asked one, but I did not see it in any FAQ
> 
> Basically, I would like to move a FreeBSD installation to a newer,
> bigger harddrive.
> Here's what I think I need to do:
> * Partition the new harddisk reasonably.
> * Mount the new partitions.
> * Copy everything over to the respective partitions - here's my first
> question: Which command do I preferably use for that to get everything
> over.
> * Somehow get the new harddisk to boot (replacing the boot order in the
> SCSI controller)
> * Somehow tell FreeBSD the mounting points
> 
> Can someone please pinpoint me in the right direction?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Raoul


http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks-adding.html


Josh


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