Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 09:12:01 -0600 From: Eric <heli@mikestammer.com> To: Jonathan Horne <freebsd@dfwlp.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: i need to upgrade a disk Message-ID: <4550A241.9020302@mikestammer.com> In-Reply-To: <200611070900.01897.freebsd@dfwlp.com> References: <200611070900.01897.freebsd@dfwlp.com>
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Jonathan Horne wrote: > i have a system that is FreeBSD 6.2-PRERELEASE, that i need to upgrade its > single disk. id like to keep all its existing slices the same size, and then > use the unused space to create a new /opt slice. would dd be the way to go? > if so, could someone advise on its proper usage for duplicating one disk to > another? > > or, if there is an alternative way to skin this cat, im willing to learn > whatever way might be the best. > > cheers, > jonathan > _______________________________________________ > 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" this is what i will be using to migrate from my 1 disk setup to RAID1 tomorrow: http://lantech.geekvenue.net/chucktips/jason/chuck/1004897633/index_html http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/disks.html#NEW-HUGE-DISK Good luck!
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