stefan riemens wrote: > I use plain and simple dd from a livecd for this purpose.. Make sure > you get the devices correct though! After dd has finished, you can use > gparted to grow you partitions (or system-config-lvm in case of lvm). > Alternatively, if you want to rearrange your partitions, you could > create a partition table seperately, and then copy individual > partiations over using dd. For that to work however, I suspect you > need to make sure you only have a partition table, rather then > complete filesystems. > You have missed the point of the more complex process I described, a dd copy gets you no better than you had (slowly). By tuning the filesystem options to the intended use a significant improvement in performance can be obtained. > Good luck! > Stefan > > 2010/2/20, Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx>: >> 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 >>> >> If you just want more space, there are several things already mentioned >> which >> will work. If you want to get best performance you will have to manually >> build >> the new layout. If you have some application or data which is taking most of >> the >> space, like MP3, flash clips, pictures or movies, you will get better >> performance putting them in a filesystem tuned to the file size involved, >> and if >> you have a huge number of small files you might consider a filesystem other >> than >> ext4 default, either something else or some of the neat extended options >> which >> can make things faster. >> >> For "more of the same" there are a number of solutions, read the suggestions >> you >> have and choose. >> -- Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot -- 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