Re: hda died, moved hdb... SOLVED
On Fri, 4 Jul 2003 12:45:30 -0400
Antonio Rodr <arodriguez31@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> Thanks to all of you. Finally got it. Small how to for future reference.
> Steps:
> 1. Boot with the installation CD (any should work, I used #1).
> 2. Press F3 for information about possibilities (may be skipped?)
> 3. type rescue root=/dev/hda1
> 4. type in password for root, remount to write as indicated.
> 5. Change /etc/fstab to reflect hda instead of hdb.
> 6. Run update-grub.
> 7. Edit /boot/grub/menu.1st as needed.
> 8. Reboot.
> 9. Enjoy.
> 10. Contribute to the community.
Insert step 5a. Run grub-install /dev/hda.
I'm not sure why you didn't need to do this. When I changed hard drives the
system wouldn't boot until I did.
Kevin
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