Swap SD <> eMMC Installs?
01-23-2020, 12:55 PM
Is there a practical method to exchange the default Debian install on the eMMC with the Manjaro Plasma install I'm currently running from the SD card? I have invested a non-trivial amount of time and effort into installing the packages I need and customizing the environment of both -- I'd really like to not have to re-do all of that.
Could it be as simple as:
1. use Gparted to shrink the partitions of each to just larger than the actual space being used
2. use dd to copy the offline partitions to image files on a fresh install of Debian on a large SD
3. use dd to copy the Manjaro image to /dev/mmcblk2 (after verifying that's the right device)
4. boot into the newly-restored Manjaro and use dd to copy the Debian image to a SD card
5. use Gparted to resize the partitions of both filesystems to use all the space available on the drives?
I have not been able to boot to a USB flash drive, which would allow to manipulate both the eMMC and SD filesystems offline in the same session.
Could it be as simple as:
1. use Gparted to shrink the partitions of each to just larger than the actual space being used
2. use dd to copy the offline partitions to image files on a fresh install of Debian on a large SD
3. use dd to copy the Manjaro image to /dev/mmcblk2 (after verifying that's the right device)
4. boot into the newly-restored Manjaro and use dd to copy the Debian image to a SD card
5. use Gparted to resize the partitions of both filesystems to use all the space available on the drives?
I have not been able to boot to a USB flash drive, which would allow to manipulate both the eMMC and SD filesystems offline in the same session.