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

[Sawrub]

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.

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