Transfer rootfs to SSD

Hello,

I thought I'd read a thread that details how to transfer rootfs to hard drive. I need to do this because of the some of the services I want to run.

I want to do this to SSD.

But I can't find the thread at all. I've searched the forum and via the internet's search engine.

Any help, anyone, please?

The SSD will be placed in a enclosure and connected to the pink pogo via USB cable.

Good or bad idea?

Thanks a lot.

Good idea.

See here:
http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?2,12096,24034#msg-24034

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bodhi Wrote:
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> Good idea.
>
> See here:
> http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?2,12096,24034#msg
> -24034

Thanks a lot. I'm familiar with that link, which I used to backup the rootfs now stored in a safe space.

You're suggesting I simply restore the backup to the SSD. No problem

Questions; would I need to re-install the packages I have done to the new SSD?

And if yes, would it make sense then to re-back up, and then restore the newer backup to the SSD?

As regards the SSD partitions. I read somewhere here wherein someone had three partitions, swap, rootfs and data. Is this advisable with my current setup, bohdi, which you're familiar with?

Thanks a lot, as usual; pointed and helpful responses from you.

Thanks a lot for that!

notoneofmyseeds,

> Questions; would I need to re-install the packages
> I have done to the new SSD?

> And if yes, would it make sense then to re-back
> up, and then restore the newer backup to the SSD?
>
No need to. if you back up the current rootfs and then restore it then everything is there.


> As regards the SSD partitions. I read somewhere
> here wherein someone had three partitions, swap,
> rootfs and data. Is this advisable with my current
> setup, bohdi, which you're familiar with?
>

I would usually recommend using 1 partition on the rootfs drive (a rootfs partition with a swap file in it). Make life simpler.

But since you are using a SSD, which is a large disk, a 2nd partition for data woud be better. But now you will need to worry about booting with multiple partitions. If you have installed the new u-boot, then it is not an issue. But if you are running older u-boot then the envs must be setup to find the correct partition. See here for explanation:
http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?3,19093

If you don't want to deal with this little bit more complicated issue then just use 1 partition. But really depending on how much time you want to spend learning and get it set up.

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bodhi Wrote:
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> notoneofmyseeds,
>
> > Questions; would I need to re-install the
> packages
> > I have done to the new SSD?
>
> > And if yes, would it make sense then to re-back
> > up, and then restore the newer backup to the
> SSD?
> >
> No need to. if you back up the current rootfs and
> then restore it then everything is there.
>
>
> > As regards the SSD partitions. I read somewhere
> > here wherein someone had three partitions,
> swap,
> > rootfs and data. Is this advisable with my
> current
> > setup, bohdi, which you're familiar with?
> >
>
> I would usually recommend using 1 partition on the
> rootfs drive (a rootfs partition with a swap file
> in it). Make life simpler.
>
> But since you are using a SSD, which is a large
> disk, a 2nd partition for data woud be better. But
> now you will need to worry about booting with
> multiple partitions. If you have installed the new
> u-boot, then it is not an issue. But if you are
> running older u-boot then the envs must be setup
> to find the correct partition. See here for
> explanation:
> http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?3,19093
>
> If you don't want to deal with this little bit
> more complicated issue then just use 1 partition.
> But really depending on how much time you want to
> spend learning and get it set up.

Happy to say that I have done this. I created three partitions on the SSD; rootfs, swap and data. Deleted the tar files off the SSD when I was done, again it did not start with them. But after this, I have a running pogo with an SSD. Looks like I will need to install the software I had, luckily, I had not configured any. I think I will backup rootfs after everything is installed and configured, as this would be good for speedy recovery.