From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 8 15:04:08 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 39E0A16A4CE for ; Tue, 8 Feb 2005 15:04:08 +0000 (GMT) Received: from dexter.starfire.mn.org (starfire.skypoint.net [66.93.17.236]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5492D43D3F for ; Tue, 8 Feb 2005 15:04:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from john@dexter.starfire.mn.org) Received: (from john@localhost) by dexter.starfire.mn.org (8.11.3/8.11.3) id j18F3wN14362; Tue, 8 Feb 2005 09:03:58 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from john) Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 09:03:58 -0600 From: John To: Erik Norgaard Message-ID: <20050208090358.A14279@starfire.mn.org> References: <20050208070846.A13935@starfire.mn.org> <4208BC04.9010204@locolomo.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <4208BC04.9010204@locolomo.org>; from norgaard@locolomo.org on Tue, Feb 08, 2005 at 02:17:56PM +0100 cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Using FreeBSD to migrate Windows XP? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 15:04:08 -0000 On Tue, Feb 08, 2005 at 02:17:56PM +0100, Erik Norgaard wrote: > John wrote: > > OK - I've finally come to the realization (a little slow, I know) > > that a 5.8Gb disk drive is just not enough to support a desktop > > environment (including JAVA) for both Windows XP and FreeBSD on my > > laptop. :( > > > > I have used dump(8) to dump out my filesystems. I am wondering > > if I can just use "dd" to dump out all of /dev/ad0s1 also, > > and then use "dd" to put it back again when I'm done. Then > > I'd boot the installation CD into "fixit" mode, build a new > > MBR, make sure that the new s1 was the same or very slightly larger > > than the old s1, and use dd to put it back again. Can anyone > > speak to either the "doomed to failure" or "I've done this and > > it works" scenarios? > > Not doomed, but don't expect to read data on other than FBSD systems. > This is described in the handbook under using removable media (CD/DVD) > for backups. Oh, yeah, actually, that's no problem. The "media" are files on an NFS share... I'll use FreeBSD booted from the CD to put it back. -- John Lind john@starfire.MN.ORG