> -----Original Message----- > From: Anne Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 2 March 2005 11:32 PM > To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com > Subject: Re: [newbie] Setting up an extra hard disk > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Wednesday 02 Mar 2005 12:13, Hugh Dixon wrote: > > Hugh - before going on to your query - when quoting, please > always remove the > signature if it has a line '-- ' because most mail readers > take anything > below that to be signature and remove it when someone wants > to answer you. > > > I'm not sure if this is part of the question (but it's a > problem I had > > this evening, and got round it be changing the jumpers back) > > Easiest way ;-) > > > If device hda > > becomes hdb because the master/slaves have been swapped, > how do you update > > the linux/mandrake installation to look on a different disk? > > > If you really want to change it, then you will need to make > changes to > lilo.conf before you swap the jumpers. > > Method 1 - somewhat dangerous > First, back up /etc/lilo.conf > mv lilo.conf lilo.conf.bak > > Near the beginning of /etc/lilo.conf you will see a line like > boot=/dev/hda > > That needs to be changed to hdb > > Then in each stanza you will find that root is being told > where to look - in > my case > root=/dev/hde12 > which is partition 12 on drive hde. Keep the partition > number, but change the > hda to hdb in every place you find it. > > When you've finished you need to run lilo > /sbin/lilo > > Do be aware that if you get this wrong you will need a rescue > disk to sort it > out. > > Method 2 - > Probably a safer way is to use your CD1. I think you press > Esc when it starts > up - there's an on-screen message, so you should see it. One > option then is > Rescue - and one option on that is to repair your boot menu. > That will > safely do it for you. I'm sorry I can't be more explicit at > this moment but > I'm sure you will find it. > > Anne
Thanks, I will file this for future referance (and maybe a play) Sorry about the --. Does > -- Cause a problem? I am using a non-linux operating system (XP) for posting to this list, and seem to get different results depending upon whether it is through a web client or not. In future, I will try to keep an eye on what I'm doing... Hugh
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