On Wed, Apr 21, 1999 at 09:35:36PM -0400, Paul A. Bernicchi wrote:
> OK, I'm using kernel version 2.2.25 and have plugged in another hard drive
> and partitioned it so I can move /var, /lib, etc.. off of the main drive,
> giving me back some precious disk space (my Linux drive is only 500 megs).
> I made the boot and rescue disks "just in case," and properly mounted /var
> and /lib, as well as /opt, on the other drive. The problem is, I cannot
> boot because obviously local filesystems are not mounting yet when Linux
> needs access to /var. Any way to force a mount on this partition via
> lilo.conf? The kernel gives me an error message about "kernel panic - no
> arguments passed to init" or words to that effect.
I'm betting that it's not /var that's screwing you up, it's probably /lib.
Those libraries are needed to boot the computer...
Sounds like you get to reinstall, 'cause I'm not even sure what you might do
in a situation like that...
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Steve Philp
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