On Sun, 23 Dec 2001, Howard Lowndes wrote: > ...why, when I have installed Linux to a disk in one box (eg, a > testbench), then move that disk to another box (a production box), the > kernel will load but then hangs when it gets to the part where init runs. > > This appears to be a problem often when the recipient box is more > geriatric than the donor box. >
Sure, they have a different idea of the disk geometry. For compatability with older machines you could setup the drive in the new machine using CHS (as opposed to LBA mode) and ensure you have a small /boot partition within the 1024 cylinder range, also it's a great idea if you can get away with the entire / partition within the 1024 cylinder range and maybe stuff like /var, /home, /tmp somewhere above that. This way if you can at least boot the drive in the old system even if you can't access the /home, /var, /tmp directories. Depending on what you're trying to do that may help. Sometimes this 1024 cylinders is purely a bios limitation on the older machine in which case you're going to be able to go beyond that once the kernel (and strictly speaking the filesystem modules) are loaded. -- ---<GRiP>--- Web: www.arcadia.au.com/gripz Phone/fax: 02 4950 1194 Mobile: 0408 686 201 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
