Date: 08 Mar 2005 09:01:19 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Yance Kowara <yance_kowara@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Disk Error ... back up method Message-ID: <443bv6me34.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <20050308003733.51864.qmail@web61009.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20050308003733.51864.qmail@web61009.mail.yahoo.com>
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Yance Kowara <yance_kowara@yahoo.com> writes: > Hi all, > > I am a FreeBSD newbie... would like to know more about backing up the whole FreeBSD system to a new hard disk. > > What is the most convenient method of backing up to a new harddisk? > any pointers appreciated The question isn't completely clear, but I think the FAQ entry for "How do I move my system over to my huge new disk?" is probably what you're looking for. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/disks.html#NEW-HUGE-DISK > > I cut and pasted Aftabs' reply to Disk Error thread ... > > Thanks in advance. > > >ASAP > >1. fsck -y > >2. tunefs ( enable softupdate) > >3. backup to new hard disk > >4. remove this faulty hard disk > > >Your hard disk is dyeing . > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/
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