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Offline AndyFCTopic starter

File migration from one Morphos machine to another
« on: July 28, 2021, 08:34:44 PM »
I've just got a Powermac G5 which I've installed MorphOS on. I want to move some of my files, apps and config from my G4 and would like advice on the best way. There is about 3GB of data to copy
- the G4 only has usb 1.1 so the copy to a usb drive is too slow and times out
- moving the HDD from the G4 to the G5 causes Morphos to hang on boot...probably a conflict between two bootable system disks

How can I do the data copy quickly and in a way that maintains the SFS file attributes?

Both machines have MorphOS 3.15 and the Chrysalis pack.
Thank you.
A1200 in DIY Tower. 3.2 ROMs (softkicking 3.2.2), OS 3.2.2 with ClassicWB, CF card, CD RW and IDE to SD adapter running off the internal IDE port (using the A4000 4-port IDE adapter from Amigakit), Pistorm 32 lite with Pi4/2GB/Emu68 or Blizzard 1230-IV, with 32MB 60ns RAM and 50MHz 68882 FPU. 3COM PCMCIA Network card running with Miami DX.
MorphOS on PowerMac G5 and ATI 9600 pro
 

Offline AndyFCTopic starter

Re: File migration from one Morphos machine to another
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2021, 08:49:08 AM »
Thanks for the suggestions. I've remembered I have a USB caddy somewhere so will dig it out. I used it as a NAS but it has a USB port too.

I wondered about target disk mode too but I think it's MacOS only and MacOS doesn't mount the MorphOS SFS partitions (both my machines dual boot with Tiger). I also don't have a FireWire cable to connect them with.
A1200 in DIY Tower. 3.2 ROMs (softkicking 3.2.2), OS 3.2.2 with ClassicWB, CF card, CD RW and IDE to SD adapter running off the internal IDE port (using the A4000 4-port IDE adapter from Amigakit), Pistorm 32 lite with Pi4/2GB/Emu68 or Blizzard 1230-IV, with 32MB 60ns RAM and 50MHz 68882 FPU. 3COM PCMCIA Network card running with Miami DX.
MorphOS on PowerMac G5 and ATI 9600 pro
 

Offline AndyFCTopic starter

Re: File migration from one Morphos machine to another
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2021, 01:27:28 PM »
I'm copying all the files over at the moment. I put the old HDD in a USB caddy.

To avoid conflict I renamed the new MorphOS system: to system1: and will revert it afterwards. If I didn't do this then the partition on the old drive replaced the partition with the same name on the new drive once it was connected after boot.
A1200 in DIY Tower. 3.2 ROMs (softkicking 3.2.2), OS 3.2.2 with ClassicWB, CF card, CD RW and IDE to SD adapter running off the internal IDE port (using the A4000 4-port IDE adapter from Amigakit), Pistorm 32 lite with Pi4/2GB/Emu68 or Blizzard 1230-IV, with 32MB 60ns RAM and 50MHz 68882 FPU. 3COM PCMCIA Network card running with Miami DX.
MorphOS on PowerMac G5 and ATI 9600 pro