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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.uwa.edu.au!disco.iinet.net.au!news.uoregon.edu!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!news.onramp.net!home!betts From: betts@onramp.net (Jeff Betts) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Crash recovery, 2.1 upgrade ideas needed Date: Fri, 24 May 1996 02:14:43 UNDEFINED Organization: On-Ramp; Individual Internet Connections; Dallas/Ft Worth/Houston, TX USA Lines: 20 Message-ID: <betts.181.075C544E@onramp.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: stemmons08.onramp.net X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev B final beta #1] My 2.0R server root filesystem crashed and partially resurected, but I'm still hurting. Even 'cat' got clobbered. I also have 2.1R that I'd like to install, but since this server is 'in service' and heavily used daily, I'm not sure the best and fastest way to A) restore service, and B) optionally do the upgrade. What are my chances of installing a new IDE hard drive as my primary, bootable disk and moving the current drive to secondary? I could install 2.1R on the primary and migrate necessary files from the secondary -- or could I? Constructive suggestions greatfully appreciated, but P-L-E-A-S-E... save the bandwidth by keeping comments like "just restore from your BACKUP" to yourself. I assure, I my butt can't be kicked any harder than I'm kicking it myself. Jeff cpc@onramp.net 214-245-9139 800-726-6447 if you can really help :-)