The fstab with the new drive now reads, # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a # device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices # that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5). # # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> # / was on /dev/sda1 during installation UUID=7748059d-ecc3-42ba-919b-e95202920927 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1 # swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation UUID=5efd2441-adab-4d4f-9356-9671964198f7 none swap sw 0 0 /dev/sr0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0
# sdb1 ext4 e68b74c4-1cee-43a6-8ce6-50e97a65d976 UUID=e68b74c4-1cee-43a6-8ce6- 50e97a65d976 /data ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 2 jerry@UNIX:~\> -----Original Message----- From: David Christensen <dpchr...@holgerdanske.com> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Add a hard drive to existing system?? Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2021 01:23:30 -0800 On 2021-01-18 01:00, Keith Bainbridge wrote: > On 18/1/21 9:44 am, Jerry Mellon wrote: > > Currently the fstab file > > reads as follows. > > > > > > > > Disk /dev/sda: 465.8 GiB, 500107862016 bytes, 976773168 sectors > > Disk model: ST9500325AS > > Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes > > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > > Disklabel type: dos > > Disk identifier: 0x0d0d6868 > > > > Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type > > /dev/sda1 * 2048 951703551 951701504 453.8G 83 Linux > > /dev/sda2 951705598 976771071 25065474 12G 5 Extended > > /dev/sda5 951705600 976771071 25065472 12G 82 Linux swap / > > Solaris > > Before OP installs the new drive, hadn't we better sort out the > claimed > fstab. I think it is output from fdisk, but if grub is looking for > sda1 > to boot from and the new disk is assigned /dev/sda, he won't boot. D'oh! Yes, that is fdisk(8) output. Jerry -- please run the following command as root and post the complete console session -- prompt, command entered, and output obtained: # cat /etc/fstab David
