Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 12:16:35 +0000 From: Josh Paetzel <friar_josh@webwarrior.net> To: Raoul Schroeder <memphis_ms@gmx.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Migrating FreeBSD to a bigger harddrive... Message-ID: <20011210121635.K1432@twincat.vladsempire.net> In-Reply-To: <18313.1008005170@www2.gmx.net>; from memphis_ms@gmx.net on Mon, Dec 10, 2001 at 06:26:10PM %2B0100 References: <18313.1008005170@www2.gmx.net>
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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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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