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> On Wed, Apr 21, 1999 at 09:35:36PM -0400, Paul A. Bernicchi wrote:
> > OK, I'm using kernel version 2.2.25 and have plugged in another hard drive
> > and partitioned it so I can move /var, /lib, etc.. off of the main drive,
> > giving me back some precious disk space (my Linux drive is only 500 megs).
> > I made the boot and rescue disks "just in case," and properly mounted /var
> > and /lib, as well as /opt, on the other drive. The problem is, I cannot
> > boot because obviously local filesystems are not mounting yet when Linux
> > needs access to /var. Any way to force a mount on this partition via
> > lilo.conf? The kernel gives me an error message about "kernel panic - no
> > arguments passed to init" or words to that effect.
>
> I'm betting that it's not /var that's screwing you up, it's probably /lib.
> Those libraries are needed to boot the computer...
>
> Sounds like you get to reinstall, 'cause I'm not even sure what you might do
> in a situation like that...
You might try to boot the rescue floppy, mount the / and /lib partitions
somewhere nad copy the whole /lib partition back on / ...
As a side note, if you absolutely want to spread your linux filesystem across
several partitions, use one partition for /usr (usually BIG) and one for
/home,
but leave the rest on the root partition (you might want to symlink /var to
/usr/var, though).
--
Daniel
