transfer to other hard drive without install

[lotech]

How do I transfer the whole thing to a bigger hard drive, so that I can make use of the larger disk space without reinstall, I can use 'Ghost' on m$ win but don't know how to do it on Linux.

[Snowhog]

Re: transfer to other hard drive with install

Take a look at Qqmikes use of thedd Command

CAUTION - Use of the dd command can destroy your HD if not used correctly.

[lotech]

Re: transfer to other hard drive with install

Thanks for the info., but how does it expand the partition, on m$ I can 'ghost' the partition or the whole disk to a bigger one, the system will automatically make use of the additional disk space, but is that simply on Linux ? and what about the swap, can I simply create a bigger and empty swap and the OS still boot and run properly ??

[Snowhog]

Re: transfer to other hard drive with install

Okay. I've used GParted to 'copy' entire drives (it will do that) before. Specific info on doing this is at GParted's site here.

[Qqmike]

Re: transfer to other hard drive with install

dd -- you can read the reference by AwesomeMachine (at the end of my How-To cited above) -- he addresses each your questions.

Frankly, I think I'd rather not experiment using dd with your situation. I'd check into Partimage; or lots of folks use GParted. (dd will do it, of course; experts do it all the time, but you & I are not experts, and the dd command is so raw--powerful, but raw; I will gladly do it as an * experiment * on MY drive, but not for someone else's drive. If you insist upon dd, check out the DoD version on Helix, dcfldd.)

A good buddy of mine swears by Partimage.

[lotech]

Re: transfer to other hard drive without install

Ok, I finally backup the disk with Clonezilla, and then create a primary and a swap partition with Gparted, then restore back the image to the disk, specify 2 options, resize to fit partition and do not create partition, that worked.