Re: Adding Hard Drive

[Bruce Smith <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I will be adding a hard drive (2.1 gig) to
> my Packard-Bell CD18 (50MHz, 430 Meg drive).
> 
> Since I'll need the extra space, I'm contemplating
> moving my /home directories (for users) to the
> new drive (once I install it).  How would
> I go about removing the /home partition from
> my 430 Meg disk and putting it on drive #2?
> 
> Better yet - how do I install a second hard
> drive and get Linux to recognize it? 

Assuming you can do the hardware install (get master/slave 
switch settings correct), Linux will recognize it without
doing anything special.

To use it in Linux, just partition it (fdisk), format
the partition(s) (mke2fs), and mount them either manually
(mount), or automatically on boot (add to /etc/fstab).
Let me know if you need more detail.

If you don't feel comfortable doing any of this, feel free to 
bring the PC to a meeting had we'll be glad to do it for you.

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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