scottstanfield · November 23, 2021 17:15 · Nov 23, 2021
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+
+# Grub boot linux manually (hold shift or ESC)
+
+```
+set pager=1
+cat /boot/grub/grub.cfg
+
+set root=(hd0,gpt2)
+linux /boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-45-generic root=UUID=0ad8dbaf-6d97-4836-8fa5-612c7e5021c6 ro recovery nomodeset
+initrd /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-45-generic
+boot
+```
+
+
+# Safe boot to console now
+https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-move-var-directory-to-another-partition
+
+# attach new HD to SATA port and boot
+
+```bash
+sudo su    # run all as root or prepend with sudo
+lsblk		  # look for new drive like /dev/sdb
+
+fdisk /dev/sdb		# create *partition*: n p 
+
+    p 		print partition
+    d		delete
+    n		new (p, enter, enter)
+    w		write
+
+    <enter> w
+
+mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdb1        # format first partition
+
+mkdir /mnt/home
+mount /dev/sdb2 /mnt/home
+
+sudo mkdir /mnt/newdrive
+sudo mount /dev/sdb2 /mnt/newdrive
+
+# now move var
+sudo du -hs /var
+sudo rsync -aqxP /var/* /mnt/newdrive
+
+# Add new line to bottom of /etc/fstab
+nano /etc/fstab
+/dev/sdb1 /var ext4 defaults 0 2
+
+sudo mount -a
+
+# now /var is remapped but old var is full
+
+# final step is clean boot off USB Linux, map old drive 
+# and rm -rf /var
+
+```
+
+