Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 00:45:21 -0400 (EDT) From: Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com> To: FreeBSD LIST <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.Org> Subject: gpart ; /dev/ad0 /dev/ad1 Message-ID: <20020825003448.C70465-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net>
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gpart saves the day! I used it with no backup and restored the partition table on my 40gb HDD. Just now I did a huge `mv` of /dev/ad1 (8.4gb FreeBSD 4.6 HDD) to a mounted directory on my current /dev/ad0 (40gb HDD FreeBSD 4.5), namely the fourth partition, mounted as /home. (#1 = msdos, #2 = fbsd 4.5, #3 = procfs) I did so after mv'ing all data on /home to my home directory first. Then after a reboot I tried "F4" to boot into FreeBSD 4.6 to no avail. Is there a way to safely "weave" the unused fbsd 4.6 OS and files in with the fbsd 4.5 in use right now? The goal is to unify all my data (msdos, fbsd 4.5, and fbsd 4.6) into one drive and OS (4.6 since that's the only one for which XF 4.2.0 works) and hence, simplify my computing existence. Once I have identified which data to save, I will be able to free up masses of space since a lot of MSDOS and FreeBSD 4.6 are executables and OS files. Any summary advice on how to proceed? PS - If proceeding involves upgrading my Fbsd 4.5 to 4.6, can someone give me the handbook URL which best explains how to do this? Thanks, -- Peter Leftwich President & Founder Video2Video Services Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039 USA +1-413-403-9555 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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