Re: Boot Disk & Reiserfs How To?
--- Chris Spencer <cspencer@accesscomm.ca> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Although I am new to Debian up until now I have been
> using Mandrake. Please
> excuse me if this is a dumb question.
>
> I am currently running unstable with 2.4.4 kernel. I
> would like to change my
> / partition from ext2 to reiserfs. I have already
> converted my other
> partitions.
>
> Can someone tell me or point me in the direction of
> how I can create a boot
> disk with my running kernel and reiser utilities?
> Thanks...
>
> -Chris
>
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Hi,
I've recently replaced my 2.5 yr. old ext2 Debian
OS (swap and / partitions) w/ a new reiserfs install
w/ proper patitioning (many thanks to Karsten M. Self
for the partitioning mini-HOWTO!) of separate /boot
(ext2--THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT UNLESS YOU ARE USING
GRUB OR ANOTHE REISERFS COMPLIANT BOOT MANAGER), /,
/usr, /tmp, /var, & /home partitions due to random
lockups in X (due [I THINK?!?!?] to switching desktops
or using MesaGL accellerated games).
The lockups still happen (unfortunantly) during
those operations. but the reiserfs that I setup w/ the
use of:
http://chao.ucsd.edu/debian/boot-floppies/
boot-floppies has been doing extremely well and is
appreciated due to no long fsck delays during a
after-lockup reboot.
The problems I had w/ the install were booting.
I have 2 IDE drives [0x80, 0x81, first and second
drives] and 1 UW SCSI 9.1GB [0x82 or 3rd drive] and
Lilo did not recognize the boot sector from the SCSI
drive due to Lilo not wanting to boot from the (BIOS)
3rd drive w/o the following lines added to my
/etc/lilo.conf:
# /etc/lilo.conf - See: `lilo(8)' and `lilo.conf(5)',
# --------------- `install-mbr(8)',
`/usr/share/doc/lilo/',
# and `/usr/share/doc/mbr/'.
#
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
# | !! Reminder !!
|
# |
|
# | Don't forget to run `lilo' after you make changes
to this |
# | conffile, `/boot/bootmess.txt', or install a new
kernel. The |
# | computer will most likely fail to boot if a
kernel-image |
# | post-install script or you don't remember to run
`lilo'. |
# |
|
#
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
# Support LBA for large hard disks.
#
lba32
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
# This is a test entry to see if I can fool lilo into
thinking my SCSI is
# the first BIOS drive.
disk=/dev/sda
bios=0x80
disk=/dev/hda
bios=0x82
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
# Specifies the boot device. This is where Lilo
installs its boot
# block. It can be either a partition, or the raw
device, in which
# case it installs in the MBR, and will overwrite the
current MBR.
#
boot=/dev/sda
# Specifies the device that should be mounted as root.
(`/')
#
root=/dev/sda5
.....etc.
Other than that the system is as solid as I can
expect a testing (sid) install to be. I hope this
helps. The boot disk is built on 2.2.17-reiserfs
kernel.
=====
Regards- Tim Stetson Whiskey Sour Nuhn O. Yobiznez
Licq # 14373626
Why?.........Why not?..............Why not try?
The rule of an inquisitive mind.
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