----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Berger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, April 23, 1999 3:59 AM
Subject: Re: [expert] Problem with booting off multiple partitions...
> On Fre, 23 Apr 1999, you wrote: / Am Fre, 23 Apr 1999 schrieben Sie:
> > ----- 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.
> >
>
> Hm, this doesn't have do anything with xfstt. 'fixed' is a standard X11
> font.
>
> tom
>
Hmm, probably just a coincidence ;) I made sure the
"blahblahblah/fonts/Type1" was in my XF86Config, as well as Speedo, 75dpi,
100dpi, and unix:/700.
I figured, in my case, "fixed" was a TrueType (tahoma)... at least according
to my KDE setup.
Paul
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Paul A. Bernicchi
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http://www.ascend.net/jacuzzi
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