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Date:      Tue, 25 Feb 1997 19:06:59 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Scott Morris <smorri59@icubed.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Sanity check needed
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.970225190557.5802P-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970225200746.5364A-100000@tempest.net>

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On Tue, 25 Feb 1997, Scott Morris wrote:

> 	I'm pretty sure that i've seen Doug answer this but i'd appreciate
> a sanity check before i burn down my system.
> 	I need to move my fbsd disk from wd1 (secondary ide) to wd0 (primary
> ide) due to some really bad planning on my part. If i recall correctly i can
> edit the kernel line in MYKERNEL to reflect the new drive and then rebuild.
> When the kernel install is complete then edit fstab and change wd1 references
> to wd0. Reboot and pray.

Something like that.  I actually copied the entire disk across, which is
more of a feat than just swapping the disks.

> 	This just seems too easy...i've got to be missing something?

You might make sure that the wd0* files exist (MAKEDEV wd0), and rewire
any non-fstab'd mounts, but otherwise it should work w/o a hitch.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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