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Date:      Tue, 6 Oct 1998 14:19:09 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Bryce Newall <data@dreamhaven.net>
To:        FreeBSD Questions List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Swapping out root partition
Message-ID:  <Pine.NEB.3.96.981006141807.19668R-100000@ds9.dreamhaven.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9810061416360.19930-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>

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On Tue, 6 Oct 1998, Doug White wrote:

> Um, make a backup?

I always do. :>

> Copying the root partition is the same as copying any other partition,
> just make sure /etc/fstab is accurate.

Well, what I'm mainly concerned about is making sure that the boot loader
gets onto the new drive.  Is there an easy way of doing that, or will I
need to boot from a floppy and reinstall the boot loader onto the new
drive?

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