On 02/20/2010 03:00 PM, Andrew Haley wrote: > 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. > I too had used the same technique as memtioined by Andrew when i had to move from 250 to 500 Gigs, it worked just fine. -- Saurabh Sharma Linux user number: 490644 http://sawrub-blog.blogspot.com/ Open your doors.......It's time to look beyond Windows -- 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
