Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 13:45:12 +0100 (MET) From: Zahemszky Gabor <zgabor@CoDe.hu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org (FreeBSD questions) Subject: Re: how do I put in a new root partition hdd Message-ID: <199701161245.NAA00267@CoDe.hu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970115160923.5627I-100000@localhost> from Doug White at "Jan 15, 97 04:10:52 pm"
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> > This may seem like silly question, but how do I put in a new HDD, (IDE) > > that will be the / or root partition, when I have another HDD as the > > /usr partition, without trashing the secondary HDD and its contents.? > > I shuld just be able to do a minimal install, and restore a DUMP of the > > original root partition right? I can do that on another OS, what happens > > with FreeBSD? > > Generally, the /usr partition is a separate partition. You can safely > install to a new disk and rewire the new system to use your old /usr by > modifying /etc/disktab. You shouldn't have any trouble, just as long as -----------------^ I think , /etc/fstab would be better for this. And of course, if it is not, the same happens: install to the new disk, then modify that file (fstab!), to use the /usr from the other disk. Bye, Gabor
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