> Method 2 - Hit F2, then type rescue at the prompt. > > I would use Method 2. I would also leave "boot=/dev/hda" alone. This > will install the boot loader to the new "Master" drive. You will need > this, unless your BIOS will let you boot from IDE1. But > change all the > root= statments to use /dev/hdb# instead of /dev/hda#. You will also > need to edit /etc/fstab, and change from hda to hdb here too. You can > then re-install the boot loader. > > I would make backup coppies of the files first, so if you deside to > change things back, you can just put the origional files back. If you > have not made any updates to the kernel, then the boot loader > on the old > drive will even boot things without any changes.
Just for clarification, when you say "make back ups", the only files are the lilo.conf and fstab. Is this correct? (Having done this sort of thing on windows I was expecting it to be much harder...) Hugh
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