[mythtv-users] Clone MythTV HDD

[Christopher X. Candreva]

On Tue, 4 Aug 2009, wf_myth_user at online.nl wrote:

> I would like to clone the entire 750GB hdd to the 2TB hdd.
> I tried the following Tools/Boot disk.
> Image for Linux 2.41(Everything seemed to go fine But I could not boot the
> backend with the new HDD)
> 
> CloneZilla(Everything seemed to go fine But I could not boot the backend
> with the new HDD)


First I've always used gparted to clone a disk. There is a Live CD available 
that makes it easy. 

However, whatever you use to clone, afterwards you need to install the 
bootleader. I use Redhat / Fedora so the process may be different. However 
what I do after cloning a disk is

1) Plug the new disk where the old disk was, so it will be /dev/sda or 
whatever

2) Boot from the Rescue disk. On fedora it will mount the hard disk system 
under /mnt/sysimage

3) chroot /mnt/sysimage

/sbin/grub-install /dev/sda


I don't know what Ubuntu uses for a rescue disk.

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