[mythtv-users] MythTV BackEnd system HDD to smaller SSD Ubuntu

[Tom Bishop]

So clonezilla will do it, I do it all the time but you have to understand
the process.  Here are the basic steps:

1 - I would make a clonezilla image to have as a backup, then boot your
backend from USB and make your HDD partitions small enough to fit on your
SSD. I boot with a lubuntu iso and use gparted and shrink the partitions.
Keep in mind if you have lots of data this may take awhile and it could
mess your data up, I've never had any issues but YMMV.

2 - Fire up clonezilla and you can use either device to device option or
you can write it to an image and then write the image to the SSD.  The
trick is when clonezilla comes up and asks you which mode you want to run
in, beginner or expert you want to select EXPERT.  From there you wiill
come to a parameters page and you will keep the defaults but select the one
option -icds, here is what the pages look like -
http://clonezilla.org/clonezilla-live/doc/03_Disk_to_disk_clone/advanced/05-advanced-param.php
(look at the second screenshot).

3 - Then just go through and take the defaults for the rest of it, the
-icds option tells clonezilla to ignore the disk size and assumes you have
adjusted your partitions to fit.  It will ask you a couple of times if you
really want to do this and then copy the data.

Thats about it, good luck! :)

On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 6:23 PM, Mike's JdJ <stepsisters at comcast.net> wrote:

>
> Goal:  replace existing BackEnd 976 GB system drive with
> 240 GB SSD.
>
> Ubuntu 14.04   MythTV 0.27.5-70-g4g160da
>
> system drive has 24 GB used, rest free (Ext4)
>
> The OCZ Vector 180 SSD came with an activation key for Acronis 2014.
> Downloaded Acronis True Image and installed it on my Windows 10 PC.  Made a
> USB stick with Acronis True Image.
>
> Shut down the BackEnd.  Disconnected the recording disk drives on the
> BackEnd.  Plugged in the USB stick and SSD.  Booted True Image and told it
> to copy the HDD to the SSD.  It churned and said it failed.  Tried again
> and it said the source HDD was damaged (?!).
>
> Removed the SSD and put the BackEnd back together.  It booted fine and
> SMART says the HDD is OK.
>
>
> I found CloneZilla, but the documentation says the destination drive must
> be equal to or larger than the source.
>
>
> 1. Is there a drive clone tool that will intelligently copy my
> mostly-empty HDD to the smaller SSD?
>
>
> 2. Does it make more sense to just put the SSD in the BackEnd, do a clean
> install of Ubuntu 14.04, install MythTV, and restore the DataBase from the
> HDD?  If so, what else do I need to copy from the BackEnd system HDD to the
> SSD to make it look the same to the DataBase and FrontEnds?
>
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