Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 21:07:59 -0800 From: "jl" <tech@scsr.com> To: <danny@i-p-d.nl>, <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: dd + larger disk Message-ID: <001f01c0600b$aaf4f1a0$6503c23f@XGforce.com> References: <3A2E6E30.14565.702DCF@localhost>
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You may want to use ufsdump or tar to dup disk, instead of dd which will copy disk lables and the boot sectors all togather. Unless you can edit your boot sector and the lables. ====================================== WWW.XGFORCE.COM The Next Generation Load Balance and Fail Safe Server Clustering Software for the Internet. ====================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: <danny@i-p-d.nl> To: <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 7:49 AM Subject: dd + larger disk > First of all dd works fine. > > To make things more interesting: I have some machines with a 10 > GB harddisk. I do a dd to a 30 GB harddisk. The system works, > but only as a 10 GB harddisk. (all are dangerous created disks) > > When I try to add a slice and reboot (I do set the original slice as > bootable), I get the message that the partition doesn't work. > > When I set the disk as second behind the original one, I can delete > the slice and boot again from the new disk. I just can't get the > 20GB diskspace working. > > I hope anyone can help me! > > > Met vriendelijke groeten, > > Danny Zwegers > Unix SysAdmin (Spec:Domains) > IPD Hosting & Design BV > > ------------------- WWW Hosting --------------------- > http://www.i-p-d.nl Tel: 0165-571675 > http://www.ipdhosting.com Fax: 0165-571710 > http://www.domeinhosting.com Email: danny@i-p-d.nl > http://www.secure.nl > ------------------- WWW Design --------------------- > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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