ways to upgraded flash drive

[phanhan]

Hi everyone.
I have linux configured on a 1GB thumbdrive with a 1TB data drive.
I would like to upgrade to a larger thumbdrive as I have run out of space for applications.
Is there an easy to to do this and maintain the existing configuration?
Thank's!

[krabat]

If you've got an opportunity to mount both the old and new drive on a Linux box then you could use rsync, e. g.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '# rsync -ADlrogpt --delete <path to old root dir>/ <path to new root dir>/')Don't forget the trailing slashes and run as root.
If you're using dedicated partitions for parts of the FHS, e. g. /boot or /home, you'll have to run the command with all of them.

Next you have to setup the boot loader.
If you keep using the drive the boot loader was installed on, e. g. by leaving /boot on the small thumb drive and only move /root to a different drive, then you'll only have to change the kernel parameter root.
Otherwise it's necessary to install the boot loader from scratch.

[Socaltom]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('krabat', 'I')f you've got an opportunity to mount both the old and new drive on a Linux box then you could use rsync, e. g.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '# rsync -ADlrogpt --delete <path to old root dir>/ <path to new root dir>/')Don't forget the trailing slashes and run as root.
If you're using dedicated partitions for parts of the FHS, e. g. /boot or /home, you'll have to run the command with all of them.

Next you have to setup the boot loader.
If you keep using the drive the boot loader was installed on, e. g. by leaving /boot on the small thumb drive and only move /root to a different drive, then you'll only have to change the kernel parameter root.
Otherwise it's necessary to install the boot loader from scratch.