Subj : Mirror or backup progs??
To   : Mike Powell
From : Bob Jones
Date : Mon Apr 18 2005 10:30 pm

Mike:

If you are using OS/2 Warp 3 or Warp 4 (pre MCP, Fixpak 16, etc.), then I 
haven't seen SYSINST X: mentioned to install some of the boot sectors or files 
on the disk.  I don't remember if xcopy x:\* y:\ /H /O /T /S /E /R /V will grab 
all of that.

As to boot manager, I have found that I have to DISCONNECT all harddisks with a 
BM partition on it and then connect the one where you want the new BM partion 
as the primary HD, and then install with FDISK.  Note that I'm using Warp 4 
with either Fix Pak 12 or 15.  Once you have BM partions set up, you can have 
both HD's attached, but trying to update the BM partion will cause 
confusion.....  I recommend allocating space for the BM partion on the new disk 
but not installing it on the new HD until you are done with the rest of the 
transfers.  Then install it on the new HD with only that drive installed 
(assuming main boot is C:).  When that work, put only the old HD in and remove 
BM from that disk.  Now mount new and old HD, with new HD primary.  Update BM 
as needed....

Yes, I've managed to copy an existing install from one drive to another using 
FDISK, FORMAT, SYSINST and XCOPY. It does take a bit of planning.

Note:  I have only used upto Warp 4 with the latest free fix pak.  So, I 
haven't used LVM or the newer tools in this area.  You will need updated IDE 
drivers (recommend DANIS506) for current IDE drives.

Take care.....

Bob Jones, 1:343/41

 MP> | xcopy x:\* y:\ /H /O /T /S /E /R /V
 MP> | will copy the whole content of an drive to the other.
 MP> | Be sure thet the copy will have the same drive letter 
 MP> the original had and it
 MP> | will boot as if it were installed on. That means: if 
 MP> you tries to replace the
 MP> | old physical drive then you would do the following steps:
 MP> |  
 MP> | 1. dismount the old master and mount the new drive as master
 MP> | 2. boot from floppy/cd to commandline
 MP> | 3. do the partitoning of the new drive as needed to boot from
 MP> |    with LVM you would move to drive letters on the 
 MP> old drive to something else
 MP> |    and then partitoning/volumeing the new drive to have the known drive
 MP> | letters there
 MP> | 4. formatting
 MP> | 5. xcopy anything from the old to the new drive as above
 MP> | 6. unmount the old drive
 MP> | 7. boot up.
 MP> +-[HR=>MP]
 MP>  
 MP> How do I copy (or install) the BOOT MANAGER partition from the old drive
 MP> to the new drive?  Is it as simple as marking a partition on the new drive
 MP> as BOOT MANAGER in FDISK?
 MP>  
 MP> Mike
 MP>  
 MP> ##MMR 2.61(beta).  !link HR  4-17-05 16:31 

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