From: Victor Ivanov <vic.m.ivanov@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: How to move ext4 partition
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2023 10:32:23 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAB=_hA4BpM4W3esw3+9VEu-fSC64p+6vD=M8qSCfnZpO82aeRg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <uefte6$vd9$1@ciao.gmane.io>
On Wed, 20 Sept 2023 at 23:58, Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yep, that's pretty much what I decided on based on the tar command
> shown at
>
> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:AMD64/Installation/Stage
>
> Interestingly, the Arch Linux Wiki recommends using bsdtar because
> "GNU tar with --xattrs will not preserve extended attributes".
I remember coming across this too as I've previously had issues
preserving some extended attributes, notably on files under my home
directory. However, I found that using "--xattrs-include='*.*'" in
addition to "--xattrs" works pretty well and does record attributes
that would otherwise be excluded with just "--xattrs".
I cannot comment, however, if it truly includes "everything" in every
possible scenario.
>
> Both the drive being "fixed" and the backup drive are in a USB3
> attached dual slot drive dock, so I'm thinking compression might be
> worthwhile.
>
Then LZO or zstd might indeed be a better approach as suggested by Frank.
> > Just make sure you update /etc/fstab and bootloader config file with
> > the new filesystem UUID or partition indices.
>
> I always forget one or the other until after I try to boot the first
> time. That's why I keep systemrescuecd and Gentoo minimal install
> USB drives on hand.
Me too, even just recently when I migrated my OS to another build I
decided to do a few partition touch ups and fell once more into this
trap. I updated fstab but not the bootloader. Luckily, Gentoo minimal
install image is so tiny a bootable medium can literally be created in
minutes.
Good luck!
Regards,
V
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-09-21 9:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-09-20 20:24 [gentoo-user] How to move ext4 partition Grant Edwards
2023-09-20 21:16 ` Neil Bothwick
2023-09-20 21:28 ` [gentoo-user] " Grant Edwards
2023-09-20 21:57 ` Victor Ivanov
2023-09-20 22:12 ` Frank Steinmetzger
2023-09-20 23:03 ` Grant Edwards
2023-09-21 9:20 ` Victor Ivanov
2023-09-20 22:58 ` Grant Edwards
2023-09-21 9:32 ` Victor Ivanov [this message]
2023-09-21 20:23 ` Grant Edwards
2023-09-21 21:39 ` Jack
2023-09-21 22:17 ` Grant Edwards
2023-09-20 23:03 ` Neil Bothwick
2023-09-20 21:37 ` [gentoo-user] " Wol
2023-09-20 22:39 ` [gentoo-user] " Grant Edwards
2023-09-22 6:48 ` Wols Lists
2023-09-23 12:16 ` Håkon Alstadheim
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