Problem has almost gone ()linux rescue to the rescue) - all I'm now experiencing is that the filesystem labels don't quite match what is being looked for.
On 10 May 2004 at 11:37, Edwin Humphries wrote: > I have just stuffed up my triple boot system: Fedora/WinXP/RH7.2 > > BACKGROUND: Taking a HDD with an existing RH7.2 installation, and > putting it into a functioning Fedora/XP dual boot system so that it > can be booted (don't ask why - there are good reasons). > > ACTION: Booted into fedora, added the RH7.2 boot partition into > /etc/fstab, mounted the rh /boot partition, changed its label, copied > the lines from its grub.conf file into the fedora grub.conf file with > relevant changes (eg, changing it from hd0,1 to hd1,1) (after backing > up grub.conf, or course). > > PROBLEM 1: The new option shows up on the boot screen; however, when I > choose it, I get the following error: > root(hd1,1) > Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0x82 > Kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hdb3 > Error 17: Cannot mount selected partition > > PROBLEM 2: Worse, when I select to boot into Fedora, I get the > following errors: > Unable to open /etc/fstab for writing: Read only file system. > (then other "Read only file system" errors when the system tries to > touch a file, until the boot hangs). > > Can't figure out how to fix it when I get into the grub command- line, > either. > > Fortunately I can still boot into Windows (or I wouldn't be sending > this email!) :-/ > > Edwin Humphries, > Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.ironstone.com.au > Phone: 02 4233 2285 > Fax: 02 4233 2299 > Mobile: 0419 233 051 > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html Edwin Humphries, Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ironstone.com.au Phone: 02 4233 2285 Fax: 02 4233 2299 Mobile: 0419 233 051 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
