tachyonism
07-27-2001, 04:45 PM
Hi,
I run RH 7.0 on my old bigfoot 4GB HD.
Now that I know bit more about linux, I've decided to upgrade my box with a new HD.
The old HD is a secondary, after the primary HD, used by windows.
My question is, can I just ghost copy the old (RH7) HD to the new HD and hope everything works fine again ?
Or do I have to install it all over again ? :(
Thanks.
tachyonism
ronmon
07-27-2001, 05:02 PM
The Answer (http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Hard-Disk-Upgrade/index.html)
bobby swartz
07-28-2001, 02:57 AM
Ghost imaging, using ghosting software, is a method of converting the contents of a hard drive --including its configuration settings and applications--into an image, and then storing the image on a server or burning it onto a CD.
When contents of the hard drive are needed again, ghosting software converts the image back to original form.
Companies use ghost imaging when they want to create identical configurations and install the same software on numerous machines. For instance, if a company needs to dole out 100 laptops to its employees, then instead of manually setting configurations, and installing applications on each machine, ghosting software (usually contained on a floppy ) will retrieve the ghost image from the server, convert it into its original form, and copy it onto the laptop.
YOu used the term "ghost" incorrectly , if you want to copy to a new disc then use ghost software to copy your hdd, then burn the ghost c0py , when you want to install on new disk then use the ghost softare to undo the ghost copy back to its original state.
hope this helps