Re: Can't boot 2.6.?? kernels - Acer TravelMate 4651LMi

[marc <gmane@auxbuss.com>]

Frans Pop said...
> On Monday 03 October 2005 13:11, marc wrote:
>
> > My next question involves the fact that lots of stuff that I had setup
> > in 2.4.?? points to /dev/hdc3. Fixing these manually is no problem when
> > they appear, but what system level things should I change?
> 
> AFAIK there are only two really important items (which you have probably 
> already fixed as the system boots now):
> - /etc/fstab
> - bootloader configuration, probably /boot/grub/menu.lst
>   (or, if you use lilo instead of grub: /etc/lilo.conf; don't forget to
>   run lilo after any changes)

Thanks for that.

Yes, the fstab entries failed during the initial boot. The boot process 
dumps you at the command prompt to fix it before continuing.

Next question: how do I identify where the CD drive is attached? It was 
/dev/hdb.

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Best,
Marc