Hy, > [...] > here are the important parts of my SMALL_IDE: > > disk_config hde > primary /mnt/win1 preserve1 ro > primary /mnt/win2 preserve3 ro > primary /mnt/win3 preserve4 ro > logical / 70-2000 rw,errors=remount-ro ;-c -j ext3 > > switching hde4 before hde3 causes a similar error. > my question is: how do i get FAI to work with that? > thanks in advance
i think (not sure and not tested and i would not bet on it if data loss is the risk) the number X in preserveX is not some device number, just a linear upcounting number in the fai disk config list, so it should work when using preserve1 preserve2 preserve3... Interesting question why this number is necessary anyway, as i know i always have to count a lot of partitions when fiddling with my notebook's disk config, which has a FAI installation made in the office for work and a home FAI installation for my private use and experimenting - it would be a lot easier if just "preserve" would be enough, or if lazyformat wouldn't bear the risk of formatting just because disk errors and therefore changed geometry - but on the other hand, i don't have to do the fiddling often enough that it drove me to look for why it is like that and how to make it better :) Henning