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Re: Change root partition



Hi Martin, 

On Monday 09 March 2009, Martin Michlmayr wrote:
> * Mathias Waack <M.Waack@gmx.de> [2009-03-09 22:55]:
> > how do I change the root partition in my qnap ts-209? I assume I
> > have to create a new image and copy it to the flash, right?
> >
> > Just for the background: I've installed debian on my qnap (btw:
> > thank you for the good work!) and some time later I've added a
> > second hard disk. So I've converted all partitions into raid1
> > devices - except the root device (dev/sda2) which is always in use
> > after boot. All references to /dev/sda2 are removed from /etc/fstab.
>
> The root device is stored in the ram disk, so you have to run:
>     update-initramfs -u
> after changing /etc/fstab.

thanks for the fast answer, but it raises another question: is there a 
workaround for #514756 (bug in parsing /proc/mdstat)?

Mathias


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