Timothy,
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2015 10:36:36 +0100
From: Timothy Murphy <gayleard(a)eircom.net>
To: users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org
Subject: Re: An Exercise: Manually creating a new boot disk from an
existing one
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Philip Rhoades wrote:
> I am interested to see if it is possible to boot on an existing disk -
> say /dev/sda ("A") - and then manually create everything required on a
> second disk - /dev/sdb ("B") eg:
>
> - create the partition table and partitions on B
>
> - dd the existing boot track(s) from A to a file and then dd that to B
> -
> or create it from scratch somehow?
>
> - rsync the the first level directories into the appropriate places on
> the new drive and partitions (maybe by temporarily booting on a Live
> USB
> so we are not copying from a running system?)
>
> If this is possible, what else would need to be done on B so that when
> drive A is removed, the remaining B (the new "A") drive will be able
> to
> boot and run normally?
Presumably you would have to (at least)
1. Correct /etc/fstab
2. Install grub on second disk
Ah yes, of course . . I might give it a go . .
Thanks!
Phil.
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Philip Rhoades
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Cowra NSW 2794
Australia
E-mail: phil(a)pricom.com.au