Helge Kruse wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I installed Ubuntu 8.04.01 some times ago as a trial. I used the option
> to put the files on a NTFS partition. There are no Windows files on that
> partition.
>
> Now I want to use Ubuntu on a regularily base. Therefor I want to move my
> linux file system(s) from the NTFS partition to a native etx3? partition
> while keeping the installation.
>
> * Is this useful?
> * Where to read?
> * How to do it?
>
> Best regards,
> Helge

1. Yes
2. try http://help.ubuntu.com/ and/or look for the Linux Documentation
Project.
3. What volume of files (MBs, GBs?) and what amount of spare storage do
you have? (USB sticks, external drives, unassigned partitions etc.)

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"Mike Rechtman" wrote in message
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> Helge Kruse wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I installed Ubuntu 8.04.01 some times ago as a trial. I used the
>> option to put the files on a NTFS partition. There are no Windows
>> files on that partition. Now I want to use Ubuntu on a regularily
>> base. Therefor I want to move my linux file system(s) from the NTFS
>> partition to a native etx3? partition while keeping the
>> installation.
>>
>> * Is this useful?
>> * Where to read?
>> * How to do it?
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Helge
>
> 1. Yes
> 2. try http://help.ubuntu.com/ and/or look for the Linux
> Documentation Project.
> 3. What volume of files (MBs, GBs?) and what amount of spare storage
> do you have? (USB sticks, external drives, unassigned partitions
> etc.)

Currently I have a 30GB harddisc with NTFS, where the unbuntu resides.
I have another harddisc (NTFS) with 50 GB free space. I consider to
copy the unbuntu files to the larger harddisc, start Ubuntu, prepare
the 30GB harddisc with Linux file system and move somehow to the native
file system.

I will have to learn,
- how Ubuntu starts with the other file
- how to copy the installed system.

Do you think this is a reasonable approach?

Alternatively I could consider installing a Ubuntu 8.10 version and
move the user files...


Best Regards,
Helge

Helge Kruse schreef:
>
> "Mike Rechtman" wrote in message
> news:gehvj5$eht$1@aioe.org...
>> Helge Kruse wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I installed Ubuntu 8.04.01 some times ago as a trial. I used the
>>> option to put the files on a NTFS partition. There are no Windows
>>> files on that partition. Now I want to use Ubuntu on a regularily
>>> base. Therefor I want to move my linux file system(s) from the NTFS
>>> partition to a native etx3? partition while keeping the installation.
>>>
>>> * Is this useful?
>>> * Where to read?
>>> * How to do it?
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Helge
>>
>> 1. Yes
>> 2. try http://help.ubuntu.com/ and/or look for the Linux Documentation
>> Project.
>> 3. What volume of files (MBs, GBs?) and what amount of spare storage
>> do you have? (USB sticks, external drives, unassigned partitions etc.)
>
> Currently I have a 30GB harddisc with NTFS, where the unbuntu resides. I
> have another harddisc (NTFS) with 50 GB free space. I consider to copy
> the unbuntu files to the larger harddisc, start Ubuntu, prepare the 30GB
> harddisc with Linux file system and move somehow to the native file system.
>
> I will have to learn,
> - how Ubuntu starts with the other file
> - how to copy the installed system.
>
> Do you think this is a reasonable approach?
>
> Alternatively I could consider installing a Ubuntu 8.10 version and move
> the user files...
>
>
> Best Regards,
> Helge
>
Having a(n even larger) extra disk is great.

I understand you installed the WUBI version of Linux on ntfs, I'm not
sure you can cleanly copy all file attributes from such a virtual Wubi
disk to a real ext3 disk but lets assume it works

It should be sufficient to format this drive with ext3 and then copy
your present disk across using dd or some imaging software.
Now change the jumpers so that the new disk becomes the first and the
old the second and restart.

One thing I'm not absolutely sure of is if the boot record is copied but
using the SuperGrub disk you could always fix any start up problems.

Would it not work you can always put the disks back in their original
fashion and use the option of only copying the /home directory and doing
a fresh install.

I would prefer such a fresh install as it will assure proper file
attributes and a correct start up via grub.

As a matter of fact, I've installed Linux on a new disk and copied my
home files afterwards (and selectively per application) onto the new
install.