- Shutdown
- <install new/replacement disk>
- fdisk
- mkswap
- umount /boot
- dd
- e2fsck && resize2fs
- mount -o remount,ro /
- dd
- e2fsck && resize2fs
- mount -o remount,rw /
- pvcreate
- vgextend
- pvmove (wait a long long long time for 174 GB, especially with disk read errors, to move)
- vgreduce
- shutdown
- remove old and busted, put new hotness in as primary disk
- boot into rescue disk
- mount / /usr
- grub-install /dev/hda1
- ms-sys -m /dev/hda
- vi /etc/fstab
- shutdown -r now
- Party like its 1999 or, if you like assembler better: Â GGB
Keith's attempts to fix the cable of life