On Fri, 27 May 2005 11:18:32 +1200 Dave G wrote: > On Fri, 27 May 2005 11:07, Nick Rout wrote: > > On Fri, 27 May 2005 11:02:44 +1200 > > > > Dave G wrote: > > > One othe quick question > > > > > > 3. I have several linux O/S's on separate (individual) partitions which > > > I'm using grub to boot. I have all the other O/S's in a single "/" > > > partition (including /boot) & sharing a common /home partition > > > > Having a separate boot partition is desirable but unnecessary. > > thanks Nick > > how can I fix the "fsck" error at boot?? > > ..or created a /boot - fake /boot that it will be happy with?? > > I'm not sure exactly but I assume that the error is either because /boot is > ext2 and /hda8 ext3 or because gentoo mounts /hda8 first and then trys to run > 'fsck' on /boot which of course (by then) is mounted on /hda8?? > > does it matter where on /hda I put a /boot partition. I have a bit of spare > room after /hda9 - extended?? But I don't really want to put in at the start > of hda8 (primary) as of the risk to other data and all the other partitions > will get renamed etc.
/dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1 vfat auto,users,exec,umask=000 0 0 # windoze 98 I would put it just there LOL Seriously though there are some limitations in some versions of grub as to how far into the disk you can put /boot because grub gets its files from there and sometimes it cannot see all the way into a very large disk. Frankly I think this has been fixed in recent grubs, so it shouldn't be a problem. Anyway I suggest you flag a /boot partition. you should have a /boot directory in /dev/hda8. I assume that you didn't have a /boot partition mounted when you did your stage 3 install, because I cannot see one in the partition table that you posted. Just continue on in that way! I also assume that you have grub installed via one of your other distros, and that it is presently working. Do not install it again. when it comes to setting up booting for gentoo edit the config file from your existing grub config file which is likely to be in your mepis filesystem (from the look of things). > > -- > cheers................dave g > > Mail to: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > _________________________________________________ > > Kmail 1.7.2 & Kontact - KDE Desktop 3.3.2 > SimplyMEPIS 3.3.1 - Linux - Kernel 2.6.10 (i686) > _________________________________________________ -- Nick Rout
