[ale] Clues for installing Linux to HD under qemu

[Thompson Freeman]

Well, partly because I tend to work a little bit slowly,  
and this machine hosts email and files for the rest of the  
family. As such, significant down time isn't a good idea  
from my standpoint, and I and not particularly quick with  
respect to configuratation and testing (I don't do it  
enough). I'm also _probably_ changing the distro used,  
assuming that the new one installs easily like I expect it  
too.



On 06/16/2008 04:15:44 PM, James Sumners wrote:
> I don't see why you don't just install to the new drive
> and copy files
> over. Also, if you are installing the same distro, why not
> just
> perform an upgrade?
> 
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 4:00 PM, tom
> <tfreeman at intel.digichem.net> wrote:
> >
> > This is becoming irritating. Either I'm not bright
> enough to read between
> > the appropriate lines and/or my google foo is super
> wimpy and not going to
> > right links. Whatever the reason, the result in
> irritating.
> >
> > I think my need is simple. My main machine is running an
> outdated
> > version of linux, and I _really_ need to replace the
> software. My backup
> > computer died a little bit ago, or I'd put my spare HD
> in there and
> > configure up the replacement software, swap boxes, and
> copy files.
> >
> > Instead, what looks like I might should do is perform an
> install under
> > qemu to the spare hard disk, faking the dual network
> cards on the real
> > hardware. Then test, copy, followed by swapping the hard
> disk into the
> > main machine. Hopefully this would be minimal down time
> with maximal
> > testing.
> >
> > >From my reading so far, I'm convinced that qemu can
> grab the new hard disk
> > connected to a USB adaptor I have, and can run up the
> dual nics. I just
> > haven't figured the incantation to use...
> >
> > Well, that and I'm not sure enough of myself at the
> moment as too the
> > existence of booby traps for this booby
> >
> > Anybody have a clue by four to beat me with that they
> are willing to
> > share?
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