i moved sys from hda1(5gb) to hdb1(60gb) but "df" report always the old hd
space (5gb)! anyone know how to fix?
thanx!

~SCRØØGE~ wrote:
> i moved sys from hda1(5gb) to hdb1(60gb) but "df" report always the old hd
> space (5gb)! anyone know how to fix?
> thanx!

How did you move it, "dd" or "cp"?

Try it like this.

First partition and format the 60GB drive.

cd /
mkdir /new
mount /dev/hdb1 /new

DON"T copy /proc or /new
cp -ax bin boot dev etc ... /new/
mkdir /new/proc

If you are going to use the drive from a different device
(hdb,hdc,...) then you will need to edit /etc/fstab and change
the devices used to mount the partitions.

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scrooge@kkk.gov wrote :

> i moved sys from hda1(5gb) to hdb1(60gb) but "df" report always the old hd
> space (5gb)!

Then i guess that you used 'dd' for the job. The problem is that 'dd'
makes an exact clone.

> anyone know how to fix?

Maybe GNU-parted can handle this? I'm just guessing.

But if you still has the old system disk around then plug it back and
start by reading /usr/doc/Linux-HOWTOs/Hard-Disk-Upgrade
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Thomas Overgaard wrote:

> Then i guess that you used 'dd' for the job. The problem is that 'dd'
> makes an exact clone.
nope, i've used only cp :-\

>> anyone know how to fix?

> Maybe GNU-parted can handle this? I'm just guessing.
mmm nice hint, i've to see

David wrote:

> ~SCRØØGE~ wrote:
>> i moved sys from hda1(5gb) to hdb1(60gb) but "df" report always the old
>> hd space (5gb)! anyone know how to fix?
>> thanx!
>
> How did you move it, "dd" or "cp"?
cp!

> Try it like this.
>
> First partition and format the 60GB drive.
>
> cd /
> mkdir /new
> mount /dev/hdb1 /new
>
> DON"T copy /proc or /new
> cp -ax bin boot dev etc ... /new/
> mkdir /new/proc
is what exactly i've done! perhaps in init 1 ! :-(

~SCRØØGE~ wrote:
>
> is what exactly i've done! perhaps in init 1 ! :-(

Did you edit /etc/fstab on the 60GB disk so it mounts the new
drive instead of the 5GB drive/partition or did you move the 60GB
drive to /dev/hda ?

Did you also edit /etc/lilo.conf so it mounts /dev/hdb1 as the
"/" root partition?

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~SCRØØGE~ wrote:

> i moved sys from hda1(5gb) to hdb1(60gb) but "df" report always the old
> hd space (5gb)! anyone know how to fix?
> thanx!

It sounds like you somehow copied the raw device instead of the files. The
way I usually do it is...

(1) boot up an installation cd
(2) partition target drive
(3) make filesystem on destination drive
(4) mount both the source & destination partitions
let's say the mount points are /1 and /2
(5) cp -a /1/* /2
(6) fix /etc/fstab on the new copy

I prefer that the source partition is not the system running because some
things change dynamically while it is running.

Neil

David wrote:


> Did you edit /etc/fstab on the 60GB disk so it mounts the new
> drive instead of the 5GB drive/partition or did you move the 60GB
> drive to /dev/hda ?
> Did you also edit /etc/lilo.conf so it mounts /dev/hdb1 as the
> "/" root partition?

yes :-(

Neil Koozer wrote:

> I prefer that the source partition is not the system running because some
> things change dynamically while it is running.
>

this is the way because i use init 1 (single user mode)

ok, a fsck solved the problem :-D
thanx for all