Michael Prokop mika@grml.org writes:
- C.M. Brannon cmbrannon@cox.net [20070311 04:15]:
I don't want to get rid of /home when I install Grml, because it holds several gigabytes of assorted files. Is it possible to make grml2hd install to /dev/hda3 without destroying /home?
Generic answer: no.
Hacker's answer without any guaranty (everyone has backups, right? :)): adjusting the initialize() function within /usr/sbin/grml2hd (deactivating the $MKFS and tune2fs lines) might do what you want.
Hi, Thanks for the reply. I ended up doing a fresh install with grml2hd, and copying the home partition from my primary system to my laptop with rsync. That worked as well as anything.
BTW, Grml is great! I'm a blind user. After putting the CD in the drive and typing "grml swspeak", I had software speech. Now I can turn anybody's boring Windows box into a talking Linux system... Very cool!
-- Chris