From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 6 13:39:58 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 508FD1065672 for ; Mon, 6 Jul 2009 13:39:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wtf.jlaine@gmail.com) Received: from mail-fx0-f218.google.com (mail-fx0-f218.google.com [209.85.220.218]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CDFD78FC20 for ; Mon, 6 Jul 2009 13:39:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wtf.jlaine@gmail.com) Received: by fxm18 with SMTP id 18so3530636fxm.43 for ; Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:39:56 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:received:date:from:to:cc :subject:message-id:mail-followup-to:mime-version:content-type :content-disposition:user-agent:x-operating-system; bh=modQaOHbN4g6+70ciE1hODHvK+8RsSGJS3QSnOrP4ww=; b=HXhttiVba/KzDroefiuUImZOba2KQQSFrkNBuX800WTRbVKp6Pr0ldqNvXnK679CE4 3L0fVWACIXWtr3ONbjimpwuIYmK2xGOhdOjqu5RGx5Ucty7NMRqoI3jqJ/UU8vc06zSy BAHsdLzd5jmi9PAGfpDMsn0Z2hDDSJ4/2cxeY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:mail-followup-to:mime-version :content-type:content-disposition:user-agent:x-operating-system; b=L9JemPhPmvNIf8fFkL5rQtNuGGeVty1e/sLlcI+0yzmmMlf65ZDcUTfDdNdDKzdg2j Nik00Yijeop/UKyupZRUP+psMxu+W/DNGB1ag4+IMzVLgUVkQYKOFW6EB8GkU46uYdi1 SyWnQabQRqo8RYL4kCV9bBEPHc8TiXf1hU3yg= Received: by 10.204.114.140 with SMTP id e12mr4589812bkq.68.1246887596561; Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:39:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from blackmesa ([77.66.145.99]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id p17sm11464164fka.12.2009.07.06.06.39.54 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:39:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: by blackmesa (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Mon, 6 Jul 2009 17:39:51 +0400 Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 17:39:51 +0400 From: Jeff Laine To: insrc Message-ID: <20090706133951.GA64502@free.bsd.loc> Mail-Followup-To: Jeff Laine , insrc , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 7.2-STABLE i386 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how to do a live migration of a freebsd box to another box with rsync X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:39:58 -0000 > Hi, > I'm used to migrate GNU/Linux system from one box to another by booting the > second box with a liveCD (like systemrescueCD for example) and by copying > the "/" filesystem (using the ssh transport) with rsync. > I would like to do the same for BSD system but i have two issues: > - as the UFS write support is still experimental in the Linux kernel, it > seems that i've to use a BSD liveCD but i can't find one :-/ I heard about > frenzy ( http://frenzy.org.ua/en/ ) but the homepage says that the project > is no longer maintained ! > - i'm wondering how to restore the bootloader after copying the files on the > second box. On linux, i can use the grub-install script to do the job but > i'm a bit lost on FreeBSD :-) Hello. The Frenzy distro is still quite usable albeit it was abandoned. ;) Also you can find official FreeBSD liveCD iso here: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i.386/ISO-IMAGES/7.2/7.2-RELEASE-i386-livefs.iso (change arch type according to you platform). -- Best regards, Jeff | "Nobody wants to say how this works. | | Maybe nobody knows ..." | | Xorg.conf(5) |