Then your new /etc/fstab record should look like: The email program split that line all of that should be on one line space-separated. hth. 3fe30767-f7d7-4e6d-b48e-f80eef2d4b71 /dev/sda9 ext4 defaults,nofail 1 2
On Thu, 28 Jul 2022, tony van der Hoff wrote: > Thanks for your help. Sadly, I'm not getting very far with this. I guess I'm > not understanding your instructions too well: > > On 27/07/2022 16:07, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > Have the running linux system on the machine. Run lsblk to locate the > > name of the boot partition. > > I'll call the disk from the backup machine "B", and the disk I want to use > "A". > > > OK, on disk B: lsblk sda9 /boot > > Once you have the name run blkid and copy the > > sudo blkid > /dev/sda9: LABEL="boot" UUID="3fe30767-f7d7-4e6d-b48e-f80eef2d4b71" > > Now I'm lost. > > Remove disk B, install disk A > Boots into grub rescue. > > > uuid for use in the end of /etc/fstab and put in the path to the boot > > device, the disk format ext4, defaults,nofail 1 2 on an fstab entry. > > Next, run update-grub and you should get a new boot entry in grub. If you > > boot the machine on the boot screen hit down-arrow followed by enter and > > your other disk should boot up. > > I got a new computer with no sata tray in it and have a sata caddy and > > some older sata disks and that's how I got those to boot. hth. > > > > > > >
