Alex writes.... > > The only thing I would have done different would be to put the 60G on > the primary slave. > Why would you want to slave it to the secondary with a promary slot > open? Is that a performance thing? >
Well.....I messed around with this and got it to work, but I now have a question about the consequences of HOW I got it to work. I moved hdd (secondary slave) to hdb (primary slave.) That gives me: Primary Master - 20 gig hard drive Primary Slave - 60 gig hard drive Secondary Master - CD Drive Secondary Slave - none Note: I did NOT re-install anything. Just moved the drive. All works. But the question is, when I initially installed, hhd existed and I installed /usr and backup partition /backup on it. Now, "df" shows that all references to hdd are now hdb, but can I expect other side effects down the road? Or more specific, are there any places where hdd is written, which when it looks for it, it's no longer there? Thanks -- Jay Crews [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --Alex Janssen > > Jay Crews wrote: > > >I am installing RedHat 8.0 on 2 new Dell 1.8 gig machines. > >After installation, one boots fine from the hard drive, > >but the other does not. It will only boot from the boot disk > >created during installation. > > > >The machines are identical with one exception. I added > >a 60 gig hard drive to one. Since that's the only difference, > >I'm focusing on that as the problem. > > > >Here's the IDE drive setup: > > > >Machine A (the one from the factory, unchanged) > > Primary Master - 20 gig hard drive > > Primary Slave - none > > Secondary Master - CD Drive > > Secondary Slave - none > > > >Machine B (the one I added a second drive to.) > > Primary Master - 20 gig hard drive > > Primary Slave - none > > Secondary Master - CD Drive > > Secondary Slave - 60 gig hard drive > > > > > >Machine A is fine. Machine B will not boot from the hard drive > >after install. > > > >More details on B. > > > >Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on > >/dev/hda2 5036316 305808 4474676 7% / > >/dev/hdd1 10079324 32828 9534484 1% /backup > >/dev/hda1 77750 17304 56432 24% /boot > >/dev/hda6 9068616 33420 8574536 1% /home > >none 127188 0 127188 0% /dev/shm > >/dev/hdd2 8063424 3868904 3784920 51% /usr > >/dev/hda3 4032124 55508 3771788 2% /var/www > > > > > >I installed the first time, and made /boot 128 megs. Thought that was > >fine, but read the docs closer and it suggested 75 megs. So I went > >back and re-partitioned and made /boot 75 megs (the first partition > >(under 1023 cause I read that can be a problem), and primary partition.) > >Read further and found that LILO and GRUB will complain if /boot > >is not on one of the first 2 IDE devices found (counting CD drives also.) > >Well, the second hard drive is the 3rd (hdd, right?), but /boot > >is on hda (the first one, right?) > > > >Another note. If I set BIOS to boot from the hard drive first > >(diskette second), it locks up with cursor in upper left hand corner. > >ie Will not fail and look at the diskette. But flip it the other > >way, and it'll boot right up from the diskette. > > > >What am I missing here? > > > >I'd really prefer not to have to re-install again, but I will. Just > >don't want to go for a 3rd time with no clue. > > > >Suggestions? > > > >MUCH THANKS! > > > >-- Jay Crews > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
