On Saturday 03 February 2007 02:27, Joe Morris (NTM) wrote: Hi Joe, ............<snip a bunch>................ > > > > ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: > > failsafe### title Failsafe -- openSUSE 10.2 > > root (hd2,0) > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18.2-34-default root=/dev/sda1 vga=normal > > showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off noresume edd=off 3 > > initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.18.2-34-default > > Add this to this file. > ___________________________________________________________________________ >_____ ### Added 10.0 Boot ### > title openSUSE 10.0 > root (hd1,0) > kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hdb3 vga=0x31a resume=/dev/hdb2 > splash=silent showopts > initrd /initrd > ___________________________________________________________________________ >________ This assumes the following which I cannot be sure of with the > supplied info. I assume: > The initrd on that drive has the modules for the lvm in it. > The vmlinuz and initrd symlinks are setup properly > the lvm root partition is hdb3 > Also, to make this the default boot, change default from 0 to 4 > OK, did as instructed. Sadly it did not work. Does it matter where it is placed in the file?
> >------------------ My comments: <more snip> > > fdisk -l /dev/hdb gives me 3 partitions. A 1G boot partition, a 1G swap > > partition, and a 28G LVM (which I have my home and all other partions on > > as LVM's) > > Is that one hdb3? or did you have any extended partitions? Yes that LVM is hdb3 > <more snip> > > Sooooo...I guess that I am not understanding this. > > > > Mind you now, I did not TOUCH any of the partitions on hdb. > > Good. > > > To remind you, I have 3 drives. The first is hda which is an ide device > > that has Win98 and several Linux partitions (where I keep my backups, > > workspace and some not so important data) The second is hdb, another ide, > > where 10.0 is installed and most of my important personal data is stored, > > and the new drive a SATA, sda, where I installed 10.2 > > > > I can go into the Yast partioner and see that everything is there. > > What is the partition with the lvm called there? hdb3? Yes. Are you thinking that the boot parameters are inside the LVM? That's why you called root=/dev/hdb3 in the script? When that didn't work I went ahead and changed it to root=/dev/hdb1. That didn't work either. > > > I just > > cannot access hdb (10.0) I have to access hdb. That is where everything > > that is important resides. Maybe if I unplug the new Sata drive I will be > > able to mount that drive with the DVD? > > Doubt it. Sorry, I am not that familiar with lvm disk notation. > > > Thanks again and Please help. I'm sure it has something to do with > > changing from LILO to Grub. > > No, actually it has to do with the lvm volumes. > > > but then Win98 was picked up by Grub but 10.0 was not. > > Very frustrating. > > IIRC, there was something about this in the release notes. The release notes for 10.2? How can I get at them again? Please do not give up on me until you are totally out of ideas. Bob S -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
