On Wed, 24 Oct 2001, Donald Brandon wrote:
> Hey listers:
>
> I need some help (even if it is a point to the right list, in which
> case I am sorry to bother). Recently, we purchased a new system that is
> going to become our team's server. One of my colleagues was tasked with
> getting it set up to do everything we needed out of it. This colleague
> has since left, leaving me to do clean up. Here is what I have. The
> system is a redhat (seawolf) distribution with dual hard drives. The
> last thing I need to do is to repartition the second hard drive into two
> large partitions for data storage. This is where the problem (at least
> for me) comes in.
>
> The sytem requires both hard drives to boot. If you unplug one hard
> drive, it won't boot. If you plug that back in and unplug the other,
> it won't boot. This could cause problems when I go to repartition the
> other drive. I am not by any means an expert when it comes to Linux
> (but I feel I am improving ) ;-)
>
> Here is my lilo.conf:
>
> boot=/dev/sda
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> prompt
> timeout=50
> message=/boot/message
> linear
> default=linux
>
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.2-2smp
> label=linux
> initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.2-2smp.img
> read-only
> root=/dev/sdb7
>
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.2-2
> label=linux-up
> initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.2-2.img
> read-only
> root=/dev/sdb7
>
[snip]
>
> I see what is happening. My colleague left the first drive alone which
> contained the boot record and original partitions and partioned the
> second drive to our needs. But now the boot record remains on the drive
> to be used for storage. Is there a way for me to leave the boot record
> on the first drive or should it be moved to the second? Any insight???
>
> Thanks in advance..
> DB
>
>
The output of /etc/fstab, or the mount command, and the output of "df
-h" would be helpfull here. Also the output of fdisk -l. Untill we
know what is mounted where, it is hard to say what is needed.
The way the system is set up, you will not be able to remove one drive
without editing /etc/fstab. If the system can be set to boot with just
the information on the second drive, you will probably find it simpler
to boot from a floppy, and then edit /etc/lilo.conf, and install lilo to
the MBR of the second drive. If you try and install lilo to the second
drive with both drives installed, it will not work because lilo will
have the wrong BIOS number for the drive after you remove the first
drive.
Now, as far as repartitioning the drives, you can do that wihtout
removing a drive. Exactly what you will have to do depends on how the
drives are partitioned now. You may have a small /boot partition on
/dev/sda2, it is hard to tell. Once we know what is mounted where, and
how full each partition is, there are a lot of options.
Mikkel
--
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
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