Date: Tue, 13 Jun 1995 16:24:07 -0400 (EDT) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@kryten.Atinc.COM> To: bmk@dtr.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Questions about 2.0.5-R Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9506131628.K1056-0100000@kryten.atinc.com> In-Reply-To: <199506131958.MAA00413@everest>
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On Tue, 13 Jun 1995 bmk@dtr.com wrote: > Anyways, I am preparing to upgrade my main server. Can 2.0.5-R read my > old (2.0-950322-SNAP) partitions? The reason I ask is because I don't > really completely trust my tape drive, and I'd like to dump all of my > old filesystems to a large scratch disk that I have on hand and then > simply recreate my partitions and restore /usr/local and such. why not cpio'ing the data to a file on the scratch disk, install 2.0.5R, and then bring the data back. after all, the floppies and the install use cpio to create 2.0.5R. Jonathan M. Bresler jmb@kryten.atinc.com | Analysis & Technology, Inc. | 2341 Jeff Davis Hwy play go. | Arlington, VA 22202 ride bike. hack FreeBSD.--ah the good life | 703-418-2800 x346
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