Re: Linux boot disk editing?

[Bruce Smith <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Gee thanks for the help!  I looked at my disk information and noticed the
> following:
> "/"            is device /dev/hda5      2893Meg partition
> "/boot"    is device /dev/hda1          19 Meg partition
> These are the default partitions (including my 68 Meg swap partition)
> created from the "workstation" settings during installation.
> 
> I made the boot disk changes as you advised ("rdev /dev/fd0 /dev/hdb5") and
> it did boot the LILO and much of the root system but I got this error:
> "Kernel Panic: VFS:  Unable to Mount root fs on 03:05"
> I am guessing that since I have a "/boot" partition I needed to add this
> command:  "bdev /dev/fd0 /dev/hda1"  ??????
> 
> The problem now is that I can't reboot with this disk and edit as planned I
> will tinker with making a boot disk from the CD but I was wondering if you
> could make a boot disk and bring it to tomorrow's meeting.  I will be there
> regardless.  I could also just bring my disk and perhaps someone can bring a
> laptop and it can be edited at the meeting??!!
> Regardless I am learning a lot and appreciate the configuration capabilities
> of Linux.
> Thanks a ton.

I can bring my laptop to fix your diskette (if that's really the problem).
I have no way to hook an external hard drive to my laptop, if that's what
you meant.

If you move a disk (like from hda to hdb), you need to edit /etc/fstab
before you can boot again.  I don't know if that's already been discussed, 
since I haven't been following this thread that closely.  (and I have no 
desire to go back and read all the messages again :)

You also may have to edit /etc/lilo.conf and rerun lilo since the
"root=/dev/hd.." configuration line overrides the "rdev" command.

If you need to fix your hard drive, go to  http://www.toms.net/rb/
and download a complete Linux system that runs entirely off diskette.
You can boot it, mount your hard drive, and edit your /etc/fstab
or create another boot diskette.  And you can create Tom's boot
diskette from a Linux or Dos system.

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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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