>> How to make a copy/second bootdisk on a SunOS 4.1.3_U1 ? <<
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An alternative was given by robbo@box.net.au. (see bottom)
Thanks to all of them.
1) Connect both disks to the system. Reboot (single user).
2) Format, label and create new filesystem on the new disk
according to the original boot disk.
/usr/etc/newfs /dev/rsdxa
3) Copy over the data to the new disk. This must be done
for all the partitions and verify.
/usr/etc/mount /dev/rsdxa /mnt
cd /mnt
/usr/etc/dump 0f - /dev/sd0y | /usr/etc/restore rf -
/bin/rm /mnt/restoresymtable
cd /
/usr/etc/umount /mnt
/usr/etc/fsck /dev/rsdxy
4) Run installboot on the new disk.
installboot -vlt /mnt/boot bootsd /dev/rsdxa
An alternative was given by robbo@box.net.au.
dd if=/dev/rsd0a of=/dev/rsdxa
change SCSI id of new disk to that of the original
and replace the disks.
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