From: joy <gracecott@sancharnet.in>
To: Peter <heisspf@skyinet.net>
Cc: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Moving Hard Drive
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 16:46:37 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <400BBC95.1020808@sancharnet.in> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 20040119071411.35BEF1C902@heisspf
Peter wrote:
>>Peter wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Is it correct then that before doing the switch I will have to change in
>>>/etc/fstab and lilo.conf all what is labeled hdc to hda?
>>>Boot initially
>>>from a floppy into SLackWare run lilo and I should be set with the new drive
>>>as master.
>>>
>>>
>
>gracecott@sancharnet.in said:
>
>
>
>>Since you are on lilo, it would be easier to type on the lilo prompt
>>
>>
>
>Since hdc was moved to hda there is initially no more MBR before I run lilo.
>
>Therefore what Peter wrote above correctly replaced the old 5 Gb
>HD with the new 20 Gb HD as Master.
>
>
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>
Yes, I got the catch. thanks for enlightening me about the matter.
But I have a doubt....
As pa3gcu said couldn't you use the bios' boot option to boot thru the
other drive and since it's lilo.conf is pointing to hdc, could'nt you
then pass the root= parameter?
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-01-19 11:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-01-16 10:56 Moving Hard Drive Peter
2004-01-16 20:49 ` cr
2004-01-17 3:16 ` Peter
2004-01-17 6:20 ` joy
2004-01-17 9:53 ` pa3gcu
2004-01-19 7:14 ` Peter
2004-01-19 11:16 ` joy [this message]
2004-01-19 14:37 ` pa3gcu
2004-01-20 2:14 ` Peter
2004-01-20 3:44 ` joy
2004-01-16 22:26 ` caszonyi
2004-01-16 23:44 ` chuck gelm net
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