Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 07:48:45 -0800 (PST) From: ann kok <annkok2001@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: error boot up from clone drive Message-ID: <561554.90532.qm@web53303.mail.yahoo.com>
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Hi I am trying to test the clone harddrive to boot up the system. I got an error init: can't exec getty '/usr/libexec/getty' for port /dev/tty.. but I check the clone harddive. the file is there /usr/libexec/getty and /dev/tty. i am using the following to copy the production drive to clone drive 1/ add the secondary ad2 (clone) in the computer 2/ fdisk and parition as same as the primary drive (ad0) 3/ newfs and mount ad2 eg: /usr1 /var1 .... 4/ using tar command to copy file from /var/ to /var1 eg: tar cf - var | ( cd var1; tar xvfBp - ) 5/ shutdown the computer 6/ unplug ad0 and plug the IDE1 to IDE0 7/ boot up Thank you for your help ____________________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited
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