Replacing Linux root partition HD

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Moving a new HD into a Linux system and keeping the old 'system'

cd / tar cvzf root.tar.gz all directories EXCEPT /proc and other symbolically linked mountpoints fdisk and mke2fs the new harddisk mount new harddisk copy root.tar.gz to new HD untar on new HD mkdir /proc on new HD mkswap /dev/hdaY reboot using Linux CD at CD prompt type linux root = /dev/hdaX then continue mount /dev/hdaX /target cd target lilo reboot And you should be done!

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