My /boot is now not on a separate partition, but in a directory of / partition. I would like to have /boot as a separate partition, and to make it without reinstalling the whole system. Since my first disk already has max number of primary partitions, I am thinking of creating a new partition on my second HDD, copying somehow my /boot content there and then switch to use the new one for booting my SuSE 9.1... Is it possible? If yes, then my question is how to make it in a safe way? TIA cikasole
Radule Soskic a écrit :
My /boot is now not on a separate partition, but in a directory of / partition.
I would like to have /boot as a separate partition, and to make it without reinstalling the whole system. Since my first disk already has max number of primary partitions, I am thinking of creating a new partition on my second HDD, copying somehow my /boot content there and then switch to use the new one for booting my SuSE 9.1...
Is it possible?
If yes, then my question is how to make it in a safe way?
TIA
cikasole
At first, your boot partition doesn't need to be a primary partition, it can be a logical unit in an extended partition. Yes you can do that safely, you need to modify /etc/fstab in order to add an entry for your new partition. You have also to modify /boot/grub/menu.lst in order to tell grub where is your initrd. Michel.
My /boot is now not on a separate partition, but in a directory of / partition.
I would like to have /boot as a separate partition, and to make it without reinstalling the whole system. Since my first disk already has max number of primary partitions, I am thinking of creating a new partition on my second HDD, copying somehow my /boot content there and then switch to use the new one for booting my SuSE 9.1...
Is it possible?
If yes, then my question is how to make it in a safe way? Yes it is. BTW: I do not recommend using primary pratitions for the reason that
On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 12:04:28 +0200
Radule Soskic
The Monday 2004-08-09 at 12:04 +0200, Radule Soskic wrote:
without reinstalling the whole system. Since my first disk already has max number of primary partitions,
Use secondary/logical partitions.
I am thinking of creating a new partition on my second HDD, copying somehow my /boot content there and then switch to use the new one for booting my SuSE 9.1...
Is it possible?
Of course. Aside from creating it, and copying files, you need to adjust /etc/fstab and /etc/lilo.conf or /boot/grub/menu.lst.
If yes, then my question is how to make it in a safe way?
/usr/share/doc/howto/en/txt/Hard-Disk-Upgrade.gz -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson
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Carlos E. R.
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