Re: Switching between 2 file systems.

[chioufd sas upenn edu (Fu-Dong Chiou)]

I did.  And lilo did not complain when I ran it.  The only thing is, 
under hda1, hda2 is mounted under /chopin; and under hda2, hda1 is also 
mounted under /chopin.  But I think this is no big deal.  Maybe I am 
wrong.  

Also, I noticed, the warning messages starts after eth0 is being 
initiated.  Everything before it is fine (including mounting partitions 
and swap), and everything after it has this warning message.

Chip

Bob McClure Jr wrote:
> 
> When you copy a (formerly root) partition to another, don't forget to
> edit the etc/fstab in the new partition to reflect how life will be
> when the new partition becomes the root partition.
> 
> That is a technique I use when making a major-rev upgrade (as from 6.2
> to 7.0).  I copy the existing root partition to the new partition,
> edit (say) /rh70/etc/fstab to reflect life as it will be, add a new
> stanza to /etc/lilo.conf, and run lilo.  Then I boot the new partition
> to verify that it is workable, then reboot and upgrade the _new_
> partition, leaving the old one fully functional in case the upgrade is
> less than workable.
> 
> On Sun, Mar 04, 2001 at 12:20:27AM -0500, Fu-Dong Chiou wrote:
> > 
> > Bob McClure Jr wrote:
> > > 
> > > Umm, ok.  Short checklist:
> > > - Both partitions below the 1024 cylinder boundary?
> > Seems so.
> > > - You did run "lilo" with no complaints?  To the master boot record?
> > Seems so.
> > > - How far does the boot of the disagreeable one get?
> > I will check it later.  Somewhere in the middle.
> > > 
> > > You may need to post the relevant lilo.conf and the output of "fdisk
> > > -l /dev/hda".  May we assume you are running lilo from the running
> > > RH6.0 partition (/dev/hda2) to dual-boot either of the two?
> > > 
> > 
> > No.  I installed RH6.2 on /dev/hda1, and then copied an entire partition of 
> > another HD onto /dev/hda2 (just like I did on the other laptop).  So, I ran 
> > lilo from RH6.2.  Theoretically, the situation is similar.  THe only 
> > difference is, on my laptop, there is only one primary partition (hence, 
> > hda1, hda5, hda6, ...), but I have 4 primary partitions on this desktop.  
> > Not sure if this is causing the trouble. Thanks!
> 
> No, four primaries cannot be the problem.
> 
> > Chip
> > 
> > bash-2.04# more /etc/lilo.conf 
> > boot = /dev/hda
> > timeout = 30
> > linear
> > prompt
> >   default = cle
> >   vga = normal
> >   read-only
> > map=/boot/map
> > install=/boot/boot.b
> > image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.17-4CLE
> >   label = cle
> >   root = /dev/hda1
> > image = /chopin/boot/vmlinuz
> >   label = rh
> >   root = /dev/hda2
> > 
> > 
> > Disk /dev/hda: 240 heads, 63 sectors, 1292 cylinders
> > Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 bytes
> > 
> >    Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
> > /dev/hda1   *         1       447   3379288+  83  Linux
> > /dev/hda2   *       448       894   3379320   83  Linux
> > /dev/hda3           895      1276   2887920   83  Linux
> > /dev/hda4          1277      1292    120960   82  Linux swap
> > 
> > > You know, I just looked back at your previous problem and realized
> > > that one of the partitions to be booted was a logical partition
> > > (/dev/hda5).  I thought you could not boot a logical partition.  But
> > > it works, huh?  Guess I'm getting senile in my old age.  Maybe that's
> > > true only of Windoze?  (I'm sure someone will set me straight.)
> > 
> > Best wishes,
> > Chip 
> 
> Cheers,
> -- 
> Bob McClure, Jr.            | In theory,
> Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.   | what works in theory will work in practice.
> robertmcclure earthlink net | In practice, it doesn't.
> 
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Best wishes,
Chip