Re: [PLUG] How best to replace old drive with new drive

On 10/19/07, Stephen Gran <steve@lobefin.net> wrote:

On 10/19/07, Brian Stempin <brian.stempin@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 10/19/07, Greg Lopp <lopp@pobox.com> wrote:
> >
> > You are correct, but then he has an exact duplicate of the old drive and
> > a whole bunch of empty space because the new drive is larger....but making
> > use of that unused space might be an easier problem to solve than getting
> > grub to work that first time
> >
> >
> Etx3 partitions support expansion, so I would figure that this is not a
> difficult route to travel.

dd will copy the partition table as well as the data, don't forget.
rsync is still probably the best option, then just run grub and setup
the new disk.
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