Re: back to "Drive ID Changed"

[RVP <rvp%SDF.ORG@localhost>]

On Tue, 1 Jun 2021, RVP wrote:

> On Tue, 1 Jun 2021, RVP wrote:
>
> > Since the partition starts at sect. 2048 (enough room for a GPT),
> > and we can get the start and sizes of the disklabel partitions, I
> > think we can get away with just making the GPT--and just leave the
> > existing data in place.
> >
> > But, what should be done with the redundant disklabel? Can we leave
> > it alone, or will we have to zero it out? Martin?
>
> Ah...I see that there is a `migrate' command in gpt(8). Never used
> it, though...

One of the migrated GPT partitions will have to be shrunk to make room
for the EFI ESP, and /usr/mdec/*.efi will have to be copied into it.

I think that covers everything--aside from the GPT labelling and the
rewriting of the device paths to use those labels in /etc/fstab and
/boot.cfg.

-RVP