[ale] installing FC11

[Jim Kinney]

sfdisk -d /dev/sda | sfdisk /dev/sdb will create same partitions on
sdb as is found on sda

On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Sean<drifter at oppositelock.org> wrote:
> Okay, everything is backed up.
> I inserted the install DVD and discovered that the install
> program sorta gets that this box has a software RAID but it is ignoring
> the existing partitioning scheme. Basically I have set aside a swap space,
> and partitions for /, /boot, and /home.
> So how do I recover the existing partition table so I can recreate it?
> I have looked at fdisk and parted, but neither seems to give me the data I
> need. The install program also doesn't want to tell me -- in detail -- the
> outline of the existing partition scheme.
> One of my install options is to use the existing Linux setup, but I can
> find no assurance that the existing partition table will be honored.
>
> Advice and counsel would be appreciated.
>
> Sean
>
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