Moving hard disks

Rick_EE · 09-06-2007, 01:23 PM

To start, I am non very knowledgeable with linux.

I have an old computer set up as a gateway/server using clarkconnect, a linux product. I want to move it to a bigger hard drive. What are my best (hopefully free) options?

DBoone · 09-06-2007, 03:32 PM

Can we assume that you already have the larger hard drive? If CC is the only thing you have on it I'd suggest a clean install with the latest version.

BTW, I never had any success with CC. I switched to Smoothwall and did better. Has CC improved over the last 2 years?

ctal · 09-06-2007, 03:48 PM

Terabyte Unlimited's BING, http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/, has done a very good job of imaging and restoring Linux partitions for me. It's not free, but is very inexpensive considering that it includes a drive imager, a partition manager, and a boot manager. Their Image for Linux program is cheaper still, and may also satisfy your requirements. Regards,
-- Al

**k0NG0** · 09-06-2007, 04:10 PM

I don't know of one, but there must be a free tool that does this provided you can compile it and read the non-existing documentation and figure out what --kungfudeathgrip=$` means.

**k0NG0** · 09-06-2007, 04:12 PM

Possibly, just format the drive with the same general structure, do a cp -R and edit fstab and some such. (I'm just riffing, dunno if it'll work. On the surface it should, since applications generally only know the file system layout in terms of directories, provided the hardware stays the same...)

Rick_EE · 09-06-2007, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DBoone

BTW, I never had any success with CC. I switched to Smoothwall and did better. Has CC improved over the last 2 years?

I have the larger hard drive. I did not want to have to re-do all my configuration.

I have pretty much had zero problems with CC and I have been running it for a couple years straight now. My kids' school has been using it successfully for the last year or so.

Rick_EE · 09-06-2007, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by k0NG0

Possibly, just format the drive with the same general structure, do a cp -R and edit fstab and some such. (I'm just riffing, dunno if it'll work. On the surface it should, since applications generally only know the file system layout in terms of directories, provided the hardware stays the same...)

You already have moved beyond my knowledge.

**k0NG0** · 09-06-2007, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick_EE

You already have moved beyond my knowledge.

So your first posts is lacking a "not"?

"To start, I am very knowledgeable with linux."

Rick_EE · 09-06-2007, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by k0NG0

So your first posts is lacking a "not"?

"To start, I am very knowledgeable with linux."

Oops. Fixed.

Rick_EE · 09-06-2007, 04:24 PM

I was thinking it wouldn't hurt to buy Acronis. Would it work to install the linux system disk as a secondary HD on my windows machine and image it that way? It appears acronis supports linux.

ctal · 09-06-2007, 05:19 PM

I would think that will work. Obviously, after creating the image you would remove the original Linux drive, insert the new larger drive into your Windows machine, and restore the image to it.

You first may want to peruse the Wilder's Security Forum on Acronis, http://www.wilderssecurity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=65.
The last time I looked at it (about a year ago), True Image worked great for many people, and failed miserably for others (which in many cases they didn't discover until they had to restore an image). It seemed as if True Image's performance was system dependent in some way that was hard to pin down.

-- Al

Rick_EE · 09-06-2007, 08:55 PM

I could try Ghost. It was a great product. I have no idea now. I just avoid Norton whenever I can.

ctal · 09-06-2007, 09:22 PM

Yes, my instinct is to avoid Symantec products whenever possible. If you haven't already, check out this recent thread on free imaging programs: A good FREE Hard Drive Image maker?

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DBoone Just call me Dave Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 798	Can we assume that you already have the larger hard drive? If CC is the only thing you have on it I'd suggest a clean install with the latest version. BTW, I never had any success with CC. I switched to Smoothwall and did better. Has CC improved over the last 2 years? __________________ ASUS P5B-Deluxe, Intel E6600, 2 GB RAM, Sapphire X1950 Pro
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09-06-2007, 03:48 PM	#3
ctal Eschews Obfuscation Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 1,317	Terabyte Unlimited's BING, http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/, has done a very good job of imaging and restoring Linux partitions for me. It's not free, but is very inexpensive considering that it includes a drive imager, a partition manager, and a boot manager. Their Image for Linux program is cheaper still, and may also satisfy your requirements. Regards, -- Al
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k0NG0 Remembering TQ Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sweden Posts: 13,630	I don't know of one, but there must be a free tool that does this provided you can compile it and read the non-existing documentation and figure out what --kungfudeathgrip=$` means. __________________ Use Firefox - "the one that blocks all the schmutz" Feeling multicore elation? Remember this correlation: Amdahl's Law.
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09-06-2007, 04:12 PM	#5
k0NG0 Remembering TQ Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sweden Posts: 13,630	Possibly, just format the drive with the same general structure, do a cp -R and edit fstab and some such. (I'm just riffing, dunno if it'll work. On the surface it should, since applications generally only know the file system layout in terms of directories, provided the hardware stays the same...) __________________ Use Firefox - "the one that blocks all the schmutz" Feeling multicore elation? Remember this correlation: Amdahl's Law.
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Rick_EE Stuck in Jita Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,025	I was thinking it wouldn't hurt to buy Acronis. Would it work to install the linux system disk as a secondary HD on my windows machine and image it that way? It appears acronis supports linux. __________________ "Your a looser"- internet phrase of the day.
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09-06-2007, 05:19 PM	#11
ctal Eschews Obfuscation Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 1,317	I would think that will work. Obviously, after creating the image you would remove the original Linux drive, insert the new larger drive into your Windows machine, and restore the image to it. You first may want to peruse the Wilder's Security Forum on Acronis, http://www.wilderssecurity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=65. The last time I looked at it (about a year ago), True Image worked great for many people, and failed miserably for others (which in many cases they didn't discover until they had to restore an image). It seemed as if True Image's performance was system dependent in some way that was hard to pin down. -- Al
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09-06-2007, 08:55 PM	#12
Rick_EE Stuck in Jita Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,025	I could try Ghost. It was a great product. I have no idea now. I just avoid Norton whenever I can. __________________ "Your a looser"- internet phrase of the day.
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09-06-2007, 09:22 PM	#13
ctal Eschews Obfuscation Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 1,317	Yes, my instinct is to avoid Symantec products whenever possible. If you haven't already, check out this recent thread on free imaging programs: A good FREE Hard Drive Image maker?
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