On 27-Dec-98 Akintayo Holder wrote:
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> 2. i have a spoilt drive, when Linux boots its fscks it everytime. Is
> there a way to let Linux ignore the drive?.
You can either fix the error if possible, or prevent "fsck" checking it. The
"fsck" command that is ran at startup should be in one of the rc files, it's
"/etc/rc.S" on my Slackware, but YMMV.
> 3. if i remove a drive and have to change my cd from hdd to hdc what
> other changes do i have to make?. /etc/fstab alone ?
Typically, yes. Some programs, normally CD playing programs, may need to be
reconfigured as they may access the drive directly and would be rather upset
when they can't find it. You may need to relink "/dev/cdrom" to the new device
as well.
> 4. is it better to install another drive to replace, or is 2 or 3 a
> better way to shut Linux up.
If you have the cash, sure. ;)
Damages on a hard disk may sometime propagate across the disk, you may want to
take that into consideration when deciding.
Cort
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