Re: Switching between 2 file systems.

[Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure earthlink net>]

On Fri, Mar 02, 2001 at 06:52:20PM -0500, Fu-Dong Chiou wrote:
> I posted a problem with lilo using the same system.map even though it 
> boots into another filesystem.  I am adding more detailed info.
> 
> root localhost ~#more /etc/lilo.conf
> boot=/dev/hda
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b  
> prompt
> timeout=30
> message=/boot/message
> linear
> default=RedHat7
> 
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-22
>         label=RedHat7
>         read-only
>         root=/dev/hda1
> 

Assuming that the above stanza represents the currently active root
filesystem, and the one below is the alternate, and that /dev/hda5 is
currently mounted on, say, /rh6, then the following line

> image=/boot/vmlinuz

Should be

  image=/rh6/boot/vmlinuz

>         label=RedHat6
>         read-only
>         root=/dev/hda5
> 
> Disk /dev/hda: 240 heads, 63 sectors, 662 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 bytes
> 
>    Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
> /dev/hda1   *         1       271   2048728+  83  Linux
> /dev/hda2           272       661   2948400    5  Extended
> /dev/hda5   *       272       542   2048728+  83  Linux
> /dev/hda6           543       650    816448+  83  Linux
> /dev/hda7           651       661     83128+  82  Linux swap
> 
> Appreciate any help.  Thanks!
> 
> Best wishes,
> Chip 

Cheers,
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