Re: Moving Unix

[Patryk Logiewa <silverdr%inet.com.pl@localhost>]

Matthias Scheler wrote:

> > > I have bffs1.5 installed to I was thinking of doing the copying from
> > > the amiga side. But for some reason the root partition has a directory
> > > ghosted out which I can't copy (/sys in fact) anyone know why? Or can
> > > think of a better way? Obviously I will have to move the root last
> > > so that I can alter the various /etc files.



> > I do it using xdevtostream and xstreamtodev on Amiga side. Works without
> > any problems and fast!
 
> Only as long as the source and target partition have the same layout and
> size, maybe it will even work if the target partition is smaller.


NOT Only. I did it twice because I wanted to move my whole NetBSD to *BIGGER* 
partitions. Still if I Don't have the place to dump under NetBSD like when 
exchanging the disks from smaller to bigger (and idesc doesnt't like more than 
two drives), I don't know any other way.