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Subject: Re: i need to upgrade a disk
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On Tuesday 07 November 2006 09:12, Eric wrote:
> 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
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> 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-DI
>SK
>
>
> Good luck!
> _______________________________________________
 eric, i ended up using this article that you recommended:

http://lantech.geekvenue.net/chucktips/jason/chuck/1004897633/index_html

and it went like clockwork!  im on my new 300GB SATA drive now (upgraded from 
a 40GB).  thanks for the tip!

cheers,
jonathan