Tranfering Linux

Joshua Altemoos joshua at navyjosh.us
Sat May 17 15:28:00 EDT 2003


what i need to to is tranfer linux fo teh bigger hd format the smaller
and install XP on it. Then config lilo text or grub to have options for
Windows and Linux. This can be done correct?>

On Sat, 2003-05-17 at 15:23, Justin Bennett wrote:
> Yes it's  easiest to install windows first, then add a second HD and 
> install linux on that. Whilt doing the linux install it will detect 
> windows and the bootloader will have options for both. If you have 
> existing  installs an entry to the boot loader can be easily altered.
> 
> >K thanks one last question request this is there a way to have linux on
> >a master hardrive and windows as a dual boot slave?
> >
> >On Sat, 2003-05-17 at 11:43, Cyber Source wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>Bring both drives tomorrow, we can do a transfer with a dump and
> >>restore pipe to the new drive
> >>On Sat, 2003-05-17 at 11:09, Justin Bennett wrote: 
> >>    
> >>
> >>>Joshua Altemoos wrote:
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>Hello,
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>I have a bigger harddrive i want to move linux on to. How would i do
> >>>>this in the linux interface? I am Useing MDK9.1 DL. Thanks
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Joshua
> >>>> 
> >>>>
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>Hmm, Not really an easy way to do this to do like a disk clone. You can 
> >>>do a really complex tar method I use, that involves using the rescue 
> >>>mode of the boot CD, Or I reccomend using Norton (Symantec) Ghost. It 
> >>>does Linux partitions now. YOu boot to a dos prompt and run it from dos.
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>-- 
> >>
> >>Cyber Source <peter at thecybersource.com>
> >>    
> >>
> 
> 




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