Re: Reducing Multiple Boot to Single Boot

["A. Konstam" <akonstam trinity edu>]

On Mon, Jun 18, 2001 at 12:34:31PM -0500, Jon Robertson wrote:
> On 2001-06-18, Jon Robertson wrote:
> 
> >> I have a machine that dual boots Windows 98 and RedHat 7.1.
> >> I need to remove the Windows 98 drive and make this machine
> >> a dedicated RedHat machine.  The drive configuration is:
> 
> > In your single-boot lilo.conf you're using /dev/hda? After removing
> > Disk 0, did you update the BIOS hdd geometry for the new /dev/hda?
> 
> No.  How do I do that?
> 
> One problem is that after removing Disk 0, the only way I can
> boot is using a rescue disk which mounts my normal / under /mnt.
> So most utils (such as lilo) aren't usable.  I've yet to
> understand how to correctly use a rescue disk with Linux.
If /dev/hdb1 is mounted on /mnt; then to run lilo you
run it as : lilo -r /mnt
This willl cause to use the lilo.conf appearing in
/mnt/etc.
> 
> > As which drive comes Disk 1 up after you had removed Disk 0?
> 
> Disk 1 becomes Disk 0 (changes to /dev/hda).
> Disk 2 becomes Disk 1 (remains    /dev/hdc).
> 
> > Primary Master (hda) or Primary Slave (hdb)?
> > Are you drives configured via cable or jumpers?
> 
> Disk 0 was Primary Master.    Removed.
> Disk 1 was Primary Slave.     Changed to Primary Master.
> Disk 2 was Secondary Master.  Remains Secondary Master.
> 
> I tried leaving Disk 0 as Primary Slave.  Unfortunately this BIOS
> does not detect the secondary drive if no master drive is present.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Jon
> 
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