On Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 10:52:19AM +0100, Anton Piatek wrote: > 2009/8/7 David Ramsden <da...@0wned.it>: > > But I didn't have a bootable system afterwards :( Not sure why. It just > > can't find the HDD drives and hangs on waiting for root system (can't > > remember the exact message now). Seems like the initrd is a bit screwed > > for whatever reason, even though I rebuilt the initrd and pulled it apart. > I have moved from 32bit to 64 bit by installing in a new partition > (via a chroot) and then swapped the grub paths over. Would a similar > approach work here?
Another common way used to be to install change your swap partition over to a normal ext3 partition, install your new OS to that, get your current boot loader (I'm hoping it's grub here as you should have more chance to rescue brokenness than LILO) to boot the new OS and then continue from there. Don't know if that helps you though. Essentially you still end up with lots of faffing. Simon. -- oOoOo Granny sighed. "Gytha, Greebo would like Norris the oOoOo oOoOo Eyeball-Eating Maniac of Quirm if he knew how to put food oOoOo oOoOo in a bowl." oOoOo -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
