Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 08:05:15 -0600 From: hackmiester / Hunter Fuller <hackmiester@hackmiester.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd@houston.rr.com Subject: Re: two slices, copy one slice to another? Message-ID: <200603140805.17907.hackmiester@hackmiester.com> In-Reply-To: <441666C5.1030008@houston.rr.com> References: <441666C5.1030008@houston.rr.com>
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--nextPart1324485.pa2LN81BEW Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Tuesday 14 March 2006 00:46, Steve P. wrote: > Is there a trick to copying one working system from a slice to another > slice? Yeah, but it won't work. > > What I envision is two slices: > /dev/ad0s1 - one complete install > /dev/ad0s2 - copy of first install, via dump restore. (Is this > where I screwed up?) Yeah... see the issue is, FreeBSD refers to itself as "the first slice" in= =20 order to find itself... so you can backup to the second slice, but if you=20 need to use it, you'll have to copy the second slice over the first one. > > I tried this, but upon reboot, I could see both installs. I was given= a > choice of the two, but F2 only booted the first install. > What is the trick? > Thanks. > Steve. > > _______________________________________________ > 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" =2D-=20 =2D-hackmiester Walk a mile in my shoes and you will be a mile away in a new pair of shoes. =2D----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFD/yYl3ApzN91C7BcRAoVVAJ97uhjh30nQ4hd9bQ90gJqiwsLEfgCeKSrg bVfqEeJ09WhO6Y51WHEHb6o=3D =3DVTUd =2D----END PGP SIGNATURE----- =2D----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: Geek Code v3.1 (PHP) GCS/CM/E/IT d-@ s: a- C++$ UBLS*++++$ P+ L+++$ E- W++$ !N-- !o+ K-- !w-- !O- M++$ V-- PS@ PE@ Y--? PGP++ !t--- 5--? !X-- !R-- tv-- b+ DI++ D++ G+ e++++ h---- r+++ z++++ =2D-----END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ Quick contact info: Work: hfuller@stpaulsmobile.net Personal: hackmiester@hackmiester.com Large files/spam: hackmiester@gmail.com GTalk:hackmiester/AIM:hackmiester1337/Y!:hackm1ester/IRC:irc.7sinz.net/7sinz --nextPart1324485.pa2LN81BEW Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBEFs2d3ApzN91C7BcRAicMAJ4nCCtrFOXwWxmeVh0wI7fUgPMJdwCgt4ud o8QT1YQ00W1wttDkNLPloYc= =kBxu -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart1324485.pa2LN81BEW--
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