From: Brent Harding <bharding@doorpi.net>
To: blinux-list@redhat.com
Subject: Re: transfering linux system to another hard drive
Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2001 18:47:09 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20011204184709.008a7d20@mail.doorpi.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.43.0112041616450.6816-100000@toccata.grg.afb.ne t>
I'd say to transfer because then the system complains of files not present
if you try selective restoring. I've never got a successful full backup of
windows, although with that OS, there's tons of specifics done that
transferring won't fix.
At 04:19 PM 12/4/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Yes, all the hardware except the drive is the same. But, that's just the
>point. Am I wrong about this? Aren't their drive specific params to an
>install?
>
>Second, is installation really that hard? Seems it should be cleaner to
>simply install then move the data, including appropriate /etc
>configurations, back over. Certainly seems more secure and less
>experimental to me.
>
>But, I've been wrong before.
>
> On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Tommy Moore wrote:
>
>> Hi thre.
>> Why shouldn't someone back up the system like what she wants to do if
>> dropping it on to a different drive.
>> She is after all going to use the same machine and even if she wasn't in a
>> lot of cases it would still work.
>> Would save her a lot of work in the process.
>> All she's doing is getting a larger drive from what I understand.
>>
>> Tommy
>>
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` Tommy Moore
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` Brent Harding
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` L. C. Robinson
` Brent Harding
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