On 02/20/2010 06:46 AM, Jatin K wrote: > Dear list > > I'm using FC 12 x86_64 on my dell vostro 1520 notebook with 160GB hdd > installed in it , now I want to upgrade the hdd from 160GB to 320GB > 7200 RPM > > is it possible to transfer fedora 12 from one hdd to another ?? I dont > want to re-install it as lots of software and configurations are there > in old one > > is there any way like ghost ( like in M$ environment ) for Linux or may > be something like that > Sure, you can just partition your new disk and then copy over the data from the old partitions by using dd. The only fiddly part is installing the boot loader. To do that I'd install a minimal system on the new disk, make sure it boots and then copy over everything from the old disk except the /boot partition. You'll have to partition the new disk by hand, though. Andrew. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
