Re: New hard disk, copying data

[Riccardo Mottola <riccardo.mottola%libero.it@localhost>]

Hi Patrick,

On 05/25/13 23:55, Patrick Welche wrote:
> FFSv1 or FFSv2? (dumpfs /dev/rsd0a would tell you just in case)
> (so you can choose your primary bootstrap code)
FFSv2, apparently it is the default now! I thought it was used only for 
large disks.

> > But a subsequent fsck on the new partition fails:
> > bash-4.2# fsck /dev/sd0a
> > ** /dev/rsd0a
> > Invalid signature in boot block: 0000
> Sounds like all you need to do is make it bootable.
>
> cf fdisk -i
> and installboot
Actually, it was more delicate... stranger. This was through the USB 
adapter (hence sd*). Once attached to the internal ATA controller, fsck 
recognizes everyhing correctly. Isn't that strange?

About the performance of this SSD, I wil lreporto separately: I have a 
mixed experience with the laptop close to freezes of unusability.

Riccardo