On Sun, 30 Jan 2000, you wrote:
>
> > > How can that be done ??
>
>
> Hello Richard. I thank you so much for your reply.
>
> I would be glad too if you will comment out what I shall do exactly as I
> have here included a view of my /dev's:
>
> Device Name From To Blocks Partition type
>
>
> /dev/hda1 1 1023 1031252 b Win95 FAT32
>
>
> /dev/hdb1 1 5 20128 83 Linux native
> /dev/hdb2 6 38 133056 82 Linux Swap
> /dev/hdb3 39 970 3757824 83 Linux Native
>
copy fstab top fstab.hdb
Now edit it so it has hdax instaed of /hdbx
{i fogot that one sorry.}
>
> The lilo.conf is attached to this mail.
>
>
>
> > Use the program 'rdev'
> >
> > For example;
> >
> > Inatsll lilo on a floppy, just edit /etc/lilo.conf and change
> > boot = /dev/hdb
> > to
> > /dev/fd0
> >
> > run lilo
> >
> > Now do;
> >
do the above.
> > rdev /dev/fd0 /dev/hda2
Now its
rdev /dev/fd0 /dev/hda3
> >
> > You dont say on which partition the root filesystem is, so i have used
> > /dev/hda2 as an example.
> > It all comes down to everything changes in respect of /dev/hdb to /dev/hda so
> > if the root dilesystem is located on hdb2 it will become hda2
> >
> > Once you have changed the disks and rebooted from floppy edit /etc/lilo.conf
> > once again and change
> >
> > boot = /dev/fdo
> > to
> > /dev/hda
> > Change all lilo entries from /dev/hdbx to /dev/hdax
> > rerun lilo
> >
> > You will have to use rdev again this way, this time
> >
> > rdev /boot/image_name /dev/hda2
rdev
> > remember all images will have to be told to boot from /dev/hdax
> >
> > This is in my opinion one of the easiest ways there are other ways.
One of which is, use the lilo bootdisk which was made above, use the command
parameter
mount root=/dev/hda3 ro
after editing fstab and lilo.conf, rerun lilo
BTW, somethings not correct, in your lilo.conf you have /dev/hda7 but you say
in the above "devs statement" /dev/hda1 thro' 3
> I do not hope I'm boring you too much ??.
No problem.
>
> --
> Erik Jakobsen - OZ4KK - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> SuSE Linux 6.3
--
Regards Richard
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://people.zeelandnet.nl/pa3gcu/
