Re: [SLE] Can't install to partition number 16 or above (no /dev/hde16 or greater)
Lenz, One final question...I hope I can return the favor in some way for all your help. My /boot partition resides above cylinder 1024. I want change my /boot partition from /dev/hde20 to /dev/hde8. I copied the contents of /dev/hde20 to /dev/hde8 (after mounting /dev/hde8 as /mnt/temp). I then setup my boot manager to boot from partition /dev/hde8. I then rebooted the PC and chose to boot from this new entry in my boot manager, but the computer did nothing. I am trying to eliminate the need for a SuSE disk to boot SuSE Linux. I think I need to somehow install LILO to the first sector of partition /dev/hde8 after copying the files from hde20 to hde8. Is this correct? How do I do this? BTW - That solution, that you suggested in your last E-mail about using /mnt instead of /, worked wonderfully. I was able to install SuSE Linux 6.3 successfully! If successful, we will prove that a person can use YAST2 and still install to non-adjacent partitions. I have high hopes! Thank you for all your help, Matt
From: Lenz Grimmer
To: SuSE Linux Mailing List Subject: Re: [SLE] Can't install to partition number 16 or above (no /dev/hde16 or greater) Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 20:56:48 +0100 (MET) Hi,
On Fri, 11 Feb 2000, m thompso wrote:
To mount the root filesystem and add the device files as you suggest, should I: 1) press "CTRL-ALT-F2" to switch to another console 1) type "mount -t ext2 /dev/hde22 /"
No, use another mount point like "/mnt" on the installation RAM disk. Mounting it on "/" is not advisable.
2) use mknod to create the missing device files within the /dev directory 3) type "umount /"
Use the correct mount point here, e.g. "umount /mnt".
4) press "CTRL-ALT-F7" to switch back to YAST2 and boot the new SuSE system
I'm checking because I want to do it correct the first time.
This should be the correct workaround. Good luck! Let me know, how it worked out.
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m thompso wrote:
Lenz,
One final question...I hope I can return the favor in some way for all your help.
My /boot partition resides above cylinder 1024. I want change my /boot partition from /dev/hde20 to /dev/hde8. I copied the contents of /dev/hde20 to /dev/hde8 (after mounting /dev/hde8 as /mnt/temp). I then setup my boot manager to boot from partition /dev/hde8. I then rebooted the PC and chose to boot from this new entry in my boot manager, but the computer did nothing. I am trying to eliminate the need for a SuSE disk to boot SuSE Linux.
I think I need to somehow install LILO to the first sector of partition /dev/hde8 after copying the files from hde20 to hde8. Is this correct? How do I do this?
Yes, that's right. I think this is in the manual somewhere, and also 'man lilo.conf'. As far as I can tell, you should change the following lines in your /etc/lilo.conf (assuming it is otherwise set up correctly and that /dev/hde22 is your root partition): boot = /dev/hde8 root = /dev/hde22 and then run lilo. Make sure you don't loose that boot disk though, just in case...
BTW - That solution, that you suggested in your last E-mail about using /mnt instead of /, worked wonderfully. I was able to install SuSE Linux 6.3 successfully!
Lenz saves the day again!
If successful, we will prove that a person can use YAST2 and still install to non-adjacent partitions. I have high hopes!
Don't we all ;-) Hope that helps, Chris -- __ _ -o)/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ Chris Reeves /\\ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / ICQ# 22219005 _\_v __/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
Hi, On Sat, 12 Feb 2000, m thompso wrote:
One final question...I hope I can return the favor in some way for all your help.
My /boot partition resides above cylinder 1024. I want change my /boot partition from /dev/hde20 to /dev/hde8. I copied the contents of /dev/hde20 to /dev/hde8 (after mounting /dev/hde8 as /mnt/temp). I then setup my boot manager to boot from partition /dev/hde8. I then rebooted the PC and chose to boot from this new entry in my boot manager, but the computer did nothing. I am trying to eliminate the need for a SuSE disk to boot SuSE Linux.
I think I need to somehow install LILO to the first sector of partition /dev/hde8 after copying the files from hde20 to hde8. Is this correct? How do I do this?
Is it really "hd_e_"? This would mean, it your fifth disk (master on the third IDE channel). Can your BIOS boot off this disk? I would assume, you need to install LILO on your primary disk (hda) to be able to boot. In addition to that, the kernel image has to reside below the dreaded 1024 cylinder boundary.
BTW - That solution, that you suggested in your last E-mail about using /mnt instead of /, worked wonderfully. I was able to install SuSE Linux 6.3 successfully!
I am glad to hear that :) Congratulations.
If successful, we will prove that a person can use YAST2 and still install to non-adjacent partitions. I have high hopes!
Good luck! Bye, LenZ -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Lenz Grimmer SuSE GmbH mailto:grimmer@suse.de Schanzaeckerstr. 10 http://www.suse.de/~grimmer 90443 Nuernberg, Germany -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
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