New Hard Disk

[Andrew Konosky]

James Pifer wrote:

>I know this topic is discussed a lot and I've googled for a lot of
>information. I still wouldn't mind some help, because of information
>overload...
>
>I have a system with a 20gig drive. I'd like to move the whole install
>to another drive, 120 gig, so I can use the 20 gig drive in another
>system. I have the 120 gig drive installed right now as a slave. 
>
>Can I?:
>1) Create the same partitions on the new drive (boot, /, and swap)
>2) boot off Knoppix and mount all the drives, 20 GB and 120 GB
>3) use cp and copy the data from the 20 to the 120
>4) remove the 20 and make the 120 the primary and only drive
>5) reinstall(or restore) grub on the 120
>
>Is there an easier way to do this with both drives in the same machine?
>
>Maybe dd? Are there step-by-step instructions anywhere for doing this on
>dd? (of course I found a lot on dd, but not specifically what I'm trying
>to do)
>
>If I should it the way I described are there specific parameters I
>should use with cp to make sure all the correct rights go along as well?
>
>Any help is appreciated. 
>
>James
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Well, you can go here: http://www.sysresccd.org/ and download the gentoo 
linux system rescue CD, then burn it. It will give you a bootable CD 
with system tools. It has partitioning programs, and you should be able 
to just copy a partition instead of just all the files. You will have to 
install grub on the new drive also, so make sure you make a grub 
installer floppy or something.