[mythtv-users] Clone MythTV HDD

[Jarod Wilson]

On 08/04/2009 08:07 PM, John Drescher wrote:
>> I wouldn't trust dd unless the partitions are *exactly* the same size.
>>
> dd is perfectly fine as long as the destination is the same size or
> larger. I have used dd at work dozens of times to move a drive to a
> larger one. After this you can use fdisk to extend the partition and
> then use the appropriate fs tool to grow the filesystem.

Personally, I prefer manual partitioning of the new disk, then mount all 
partitions of the old disk in one place, all the partitions of the new 
disk in another, then just rsync between the two. (With neither being 
actually booted at the time -- a live CD is great for this).

-- 
Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com