assuming the entire directory structure is under /mnt (including /boot) chroot /mnt zipl
> -----Original Message----- > From: James Melin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 1:51 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Slightly fuzzy on what to do next in making a copy of a > system on new volumes IPL-able > > > So what do I do in a situation like this then? Sounds like a > catch-22. The > dasd in question is not bootable as is. I need to make it > bootable using > zipl, and I don't want to have to boot an installl/recovery disk to do > these things because I'm rather trying to keep the DR > recovery of Linux out > of the hands of the venodor staff (having them boot the initrd) > > > > |---------+----------------------------> > | | Adam Thornton | > | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]| > | | mine.net> | > | | Sent by: Linux on| > | | 390 Port | > | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]| > | | IST.EDU> | > | | | > | | | > | | 09/10/2003 01:45 | > | | PM | > | | Please respond to| > | | Linux on 390 Port| > | | | > |---------+----------------------------> > > >------------------------------------------------------------- > -----------------------------------------------------------------| > | > | > | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | > | cc: > | > | Subject: Re: Slightly fuzzy on what to do next in > making a copy of a system on new volumes IPL-able | > > >------------------------------------------------------------- > -----------------------------------------------------------------| > > > > > On Wed, 2003-09-10 at 13:30, James Melin wrote: > > I have created copies of my original system, and mounted them in > approriate > > relative positions under /mnt (/mnt/var /mnt/usr, etc). > > > > This makes my 'new IPL device' address b213 - which is > mounted as dasdg1 > > > > in /mnt/boot I have the original parm file. Yast, of > course moved my > swap > > device to dasda.. Anyway.... > > > > rockhopper:/mnt/boot # more parmfile > > dasd=a240,b217,b219,b21a,b218,a241 root=/dev/dasdb1 noinitrd > > rockhopper:/mnt/boot # > > > > I know to change all the device numbers to their > corresponding deviuces, > > but root= parameter?do I leave it as /dev/dasdb1 and run > zipl, or do I > > change it to /dev/dasdg1 for the running of zipl. I just > wanna make sure > > the boot record goes to the right place. > > Whatever you make it, that has to be where it's found at IPL. > It *also* > has to be where it's found when you run zipl to get the boot signature > correctly written. > > Adam >
