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If you want a disk partition, claim it by filling in the list above.
 
If you want a disk partition, claim it by filling in the list above.
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Recommendation for copying partitions:
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* Claim a partition above
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* Make sure it's empty!
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* Format it with 'mkfs'
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* Mount it: /mnt/whatever
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* Copy it: cp -x -R -p -v  /  /mnt/whatever
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** The -x prevents the copy from proceeding to other filesystems
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* Copy /boot/cmdline.txt to /boot/cmdline.PARTITIONID
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* Edit /boot/cmdline.PARTITIONID to say: root=/dev/PARTITIONID
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* Whenever you want to boot from your partition: cp /boot/cmdline.PARTITIONID /boot/cmdline.txt
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* Change /etc/motd in your partition to tell people which partition they're on

Revision as of 10:20, 23 November 2011

Disk partitions in use on the Raspberry Pi:

  • sda1 - Fedora 13 with a lot of experiments ;-) - ctyler and paulw
  • sda2
  • sda3
  • sda5
  • sda6
  • sda7
  • sda8
  • sda9

If you want a disk partition, claim it by filling in the list above.

Recommendation for copying partitions:

  • Claim a partition above
  • Make sure it's empty!
  • Format it with 'mkfs'
  • Mount it: /mnt/whatever
  • Copy it: cp -x -R -p -v / /mnt/whatever
    • The -x prevents the copy from proceeding to other filesystems
  • Copy /boot/cmdline.txt to /boot/cmdline.PARTITIONID
  • Edit /boot/cmdline.PARTITIONID to say: root=/dev/PARTITIONID
  • Whenever you want to boot from your partition: cp /boot/cmdline.PARTITIONID /boot/cmdline.txt
  • Change /etc/motd in your partition to tell people which partition they're on