From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 10 13:52:26 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 829CC106566B for ; Sat, 10 May 2008 13:52:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dave.list@pixelhammer.com) Received: from smtp1.tls.net (smtp1.tls.net [65.196.224.82]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F2F38FC0A for ; Sat, 10 May 2008 13:52:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dave.list@pixelhammer.com) Received: (qmail 78620 invoked from network); 10 May 2008 13:52:25 -0000 Received: by simscan 1.2.3 ppid: 78609, pid: 78616, t: 0.1599s scanners: attach: 1.2.3 clamav: 0.91.1/m:45/d:6125 spam: 3.2.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.1 (2007-05-02) on smtp1.tls.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.2 required=20.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,TVD_RCVD_IP autolearn=disabled version=3.2.1 Received: from 64-184-10-3.bb.hrtc.net (HELO ?192.168.1.46?) (ldg%tls.net@64.184.10.3) by auth-smtp1.tls.net with ESMTPA; 10 May 2008 13:52:25 -0000 Message-ID: <4825A816.8040307@pixelhammer.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 09:50:14 -0400 From: DAve User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (Windows/20080213) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20080509133949.53b83c29@gom.home> <20080510142202.B60043@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <48259F4E.7040700@pixelhammer.com> <20080510153904.D60491@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> In-Reply-To: <20080510153904.D60491@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: freebsd7 on older machines X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 13:52:26 -0000 Wojciech Puchar wrote: >>> no. it will work >> >> You can use rdump this way, I have done it many many times to "clone" >> a server from one piece of hardware to another. > but don't forget to bsdlabel -B then > > >> >> Boot with a live filesystem CD on the target machine >> Mount your partitions under /mnt/ufs.1, /mnt/ufs.2, /mnt/ufs.3 (etc) The trick is the live CD. You setup the drives/partitions first. You mount them ready to go on the target machine before you rdump. DAve >> Then rdump from the source machine >> Edit your conf files >> Reboot >> >> Easy as pie ;^) >> >> DAve >> >> -- >> In 50 years, our descendants will look back on the early years >> of the internet, and much like we now look back on men with >> rockets on their back and feathers glued to their arms, marvel >> that we had the intelligence to wipe the drool from our chins. >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > -- In 50 years, our descendants will look back on the early years of the internet, and much like we now look back on men with rockets on their back and feathers glued to their arms, marvel that we had the intelligence to wipe the drool from our chins.