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nealdaniel

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Registered: 2011-01-07

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Changing the root file system device to another device.

Hi all,
I have my arch root file system on /dev/sda1  ext4 and /home on /dev/sda6 , I need to change root device to /dev/sda5. Can I do it just by copying / to
/dev/sda6 and reinstalling grub? Please help me if anyone tried it.
Thanks & Regards

toad

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Re: Changing the root file system device to another device.

boot up a (any) live CD, cp -a, generate a new grub.cfg/adjust menu.lst and don't forget to update your fstab - done.

Just done it myself.

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nealdaniel

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Registered: 2011-01-07

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Re: Changing the root file system device to another device.

Thank you , So it worked as my guess.