Hmmm. Try changing /etc/fstab to reflect the target machine. Never tried what you are proposong but IIRC, mkbootdisk looks in /etc/fstab for the root partition. Be sure to save a copy of the working fstab before messing with it :-)
On Tue, 16 Jul 2002, alexis Vasquez wrote: - - Hi all. - - I installed w2k and then installed RHL 7.0 but when - reach the step to make boot floppy. it can't. I look - on other screen (alt F3 I think). it says - "NO IDE FLOPPY FOUND" ... In other line said "NO - INITTAB. BAD THINGS WILL HAPPEN". - - So I did mkbootdisk from other linux box. but the - /root directory in this other machine is /dev/hda7. - In MY machine is /dev/hda5.. - - so floppy boots. but search for /dev/hda7 :-( - - How can I make a boot disk with a different parameters - from the box I'm doin' it..? - - _______________________________________________________________ - Yahoo! Messenger - Nueva versi�n: Webcam, voz, y mucho m�s �Gratis! - Desc�rgalo ya desde http://messenger.yahoo.es - - - - _______________________________________________ - Seawolf-list mailing list - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list - - - -- -- Stephen Carville http://www.heronforge.net/~stephen/gnupgkey.txt ============================================================== Blessed are those who, in the face of death, think only of the front sight. ============================================================== _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
