Re: change HDD without Re-installing Fedora 12 ..!!!!

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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

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