----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel Polombo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 1999 3:32 AM
Subject: Re: [expert] Problem with booting off multiple partitions...
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > 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).
OK, thanks - I repaired the damage, and moved /usr to /dev/hdd1. However,
it mounts after the kernel needs access to /usr/lib/modules (i.e., AWE64
modules at boot time). Any way to force a mount before the init script
actually starts?
Also, I'm now having trouble with xfstt. I'm getting an error saying
"cannot find font 'fixed.'" I double-checked my 'ttfonts' symlink and it
does point to /mnt/windows/fonts.
Thanks again,
Paul
