Re: lost /usr partition
Thanks Ian, thats almost it. I will install debian on hdb with a /, /usr
and a /homepartitions. Now how can I move the info under /home on hda to
/home on hdb? Then I will do a low level format on hda to rehabilitate
that drive for use as a backup device.
On Mon, 17 Dec 2001 15:29:27 Ian Lee wrote:
> If you just want /home on the new hardrive. Create a partition of the size
> you want using a partition tool.
> I would then test to make sure linux can see it and mount it using the mount
> command
> somthing similar to
>
> mount /dev/hdxx -t filesyste(ext2 for linux) /mnt
>
> you may want to copy any files accross in home, make sure ownership stays
> with the user
> if this changes, set it back with chown.
>
> Do this as root
> Then modify /etc/fstab, you should see a line similar to (hdb7 is my
> partition)
>
> /dev/hdb7 /home ext2 rw 0 2
>
> Change the /dev/hdxx to whatever the new partion is.
>
> This part can be found using the dmesg command
> hda <- primary master
> hdb < primary slave
> hdc <- seconard master
> hdd <-secondard slave
>
> 1 to 4(?) are for primary partitions and 5 to (however many linux can
> handle) are logical.
>
> reboot and it should mount your new partition as /home
> If things do go wrong, linux and root shouldwork happily enough to fix any
> problems
>
> This can be repeated for however many partitions you want to mount.
>
> I hope this helps Ian.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil Reardon" <pcreard@home.com>
> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 11:49 AM
> Subject: lost /usr partition
>
>
> > Recently I lost the /usr partition on my IDE drive. I was unable to
> > fsck or boot or reinstall (RH7.1). So I installed debian base (potato)
> > without any /usr and am able to get to /home and can see all my files.
> > I want to move /home to a new second drive I have installed but am
> > unsure how to do this. Should I put potato on the second drive, or just
> > make a /usr and /home partitions, or something else. I would appreciate
> > any suggestions.
> >
> > Phil Reardon
> >
> >
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