Jan Carlson wrote: > You should probably locate an experienced Linux person near > you, to give you a hand when you start repartitioning, since one > mistake *can* make your Linux unbootable.
Thanks for the reply Jan. I am not a complete linux novice... ;-). I set up two pc's to dual boot with windows. What am trying to do is make sure I don't do exactly what you said is all. I have put alot into this system dand don't want to start over. > > > However you can usually delete and add partitions your > hearts content without changing the boot record (/dev/sda) > if you use the Linux command 'fdisk' to do it. I would prefer to use Disk Druid. > > > Also you can boot linux even if the boot record does get damaged, > if you have made an emergency boot floppy first. The command is: > > mkbootdisk 2.4.2-2smp Probably a good idea since I don't know where she put hers.... Thanks agian. > > > On Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 10:50:26AM -0600, 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 > > > > and a partition list from /proc/partitions: > > > > major minor #blocks name rio rmerge rsect ruse wio wmerge wsect > > wuse running use aveq > > > > 8 0 35566479 sda 26 0 64 30 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 > > 8 1 3148708 sda1 6 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 > > 8 2 24097 sda2 6 0 12 20 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 > > 8 3 1 sda3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 > > 8 5 21189703 sda5 6 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 > > 8 6 10667128 sda6 6 0 12 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 > > 8 7 530113 sda7 2 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 > > 8 16 35566479 sdb 13031 16814 235214 94060 3874 6279 81350 > > 575250 0 64460 669310 > > 8 17 5245191 sdb1 313 174 3830 1980 158 19 1416 5480 0 2600 > > 7460 > > 8 18 24097 sdb2 38 470 1016 550 5 5 22 40 0 430 590 > > 8 19 1 sdb3 1 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 > > 8 21 6289416 sdb5 9583 10350 159398 51790 1217 458 13488 328830 > > 0 48960 380620 > > 8 22 16779861 sdb6 67 62 600 380 742 5025 46136 166440 0 2080 > > 166820 > > 8 23 3148708 sdb7 1773 1700 27772 10890 388 274 5392 38950 0 > > 11530 49840 > > 8 24 2096451 sdb8 1252 4058 42576 28430 1364 498 14896 35510 0 > > 12360 63940 > > 8 25 1975963 sdb9 3 0 18 30 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Seawolf-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list > > -- > Jan Carlson janc at kubwa dot com > > _______________________________________________ > Seawolf-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
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