Subject: Drive space question
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Mark R. Nathan <mark@nathan.net>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 08/06/2000 22:32:36
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As an early NetBSD / Unix student I have run in to a problem with
drive space limitations now.
Is it possible for me to literally copy or make a disc image of the
drive and move that image to a larger SCSI drive? Can this be done
through a non unix environment such as Mac OS or in Unix only?
Can I format a larger drive with a root/usr partition and a swap
partition... and copy files and folders from the smaller drive to the
larger drive?
If I choose to just add another drive, can I install BSD specific
components such as comp.tgz and pkgsrc to this drive without opening
a can of worms? I'm uncertain how pkg_add will react on a new drive
without the directory tree of the sd0a drive.
I apologize in advance if this question seems silly and/or amateur.
Thanks to the help of many of you, The Unix System Admin Handbook,
and the net I have really enjoyed learning how to work in the Unix.
It has been very addicting.
Thank you for your interest and response.
Mark Nathan
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<div><tt><font color="#000000">As an early NetBSD / Unix student I
have run in to a problem with drive space limitations
now.</font></tt></div>
<div><tt><font color="#000000"><br></font></tt></div>
<div><tt><font color="#000000">Is it possible for me to literally
copy or make a disc image of the drive and move that image to a
larger SCSI drive? Can this be done through a non unix
environment such as Mac OS or in Unix only?</font></tt></div>
<div><tt><font color="#000000"><br>
Can I format a larger drive with a root/usr partition and a swap
partition... and copy files and folders from the smaller drive to the
larger drive?</font></tt><br>
<tt><font color="#000000"></font></tt></div>
<div><tt><font color="#000000">If I choose to just add another
drive, can I install BSD specific components such as comp.tgz
and pkgsrc to this drive without opening a can of worms? I'm
uncertain how pkg_add will react on a new drive without the directory
tree of the sd0a drive.</font></tt></div>
<div><tt><font color="#000000"><br></font></tt></div>
<div><tt><font color="#000000">I apologize in advance if this
question seems silly and/or amateur. Thanks to the help of many
of you, The Unix System Admin Handbook, and the net I have really
enjoyed learning how to work in the Unix. It has been very
addicting.</font></tt></div>
<div><tt><font color="#000000"><br></font></tt></div>
<div><tt><font color="#000000">Thank you for your interest and
response.</font></tt></div>
<div><tt><font color="#000000"><br></font></tt></div>
<div><tt><font color="#000000">Mark Nathan</font></tt></div>
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