On Sun, 27 Dec 1998, Akintayo Holder wrote:
> 2. i have a spoilt drive, when Linux boots its fscks it everytime. Is
> there a way to let Linux ignore the drive?.
In /etc/fstab, the line(s) for the drive will look something like:
/dev/hdcx /foo ext2 defaults 1 2
if you change this to:
/dev/hdcx /foo ext2 defaults 0 0
it will not attempt to fsck the disk at boot time.
This probably isn't such a good idea as anything you write to the drive is
likely to be somewhat unreliable.
> 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 ?
Firstly, if you remove the drive you do not need to change the cd from hdd
to hdc. The CD probably has a jumper to tell it whether to be master,
slave or cable select. If you leave it as slave, it will work as hdd even
if there is no hdc.
If you want to move you cd to hdc, you will need to change /etc/fstab, and
also probably /dev/cdrom (it is a symlink to /dev/hdd - change it to be
a symlink to hdc).
> 4. is it better to install another drive to replace, or is 2 or 3 a
> better way to shut Linux up.
>
If you can afford another drive then it is probably best to replace the
dodgy one before it dies completely.
HTH
--
Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Lord, what fools these mortals be!
-- William Shakespeare, "A Midsummer-Night's Dream"
