On Tue, 29 Dec 1998, Akintayo Holder wrote:
> > 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).
> >
> i think all ide lines need a master, I would have to switch the CD an
> live with the consequences.
They don't. I have had a cdrom drive on hdd with nothing on hdc for ages
and it works.
> > > 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.
>
> Too late it died a quick death, I had to reinstall. I am running Linux
> on a different drive.
Oh well. Better luck next time :)
--
Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Renning's Maxim:
Man is the highest animal. Man does the classifying.
