On Sat, 2004-03-20 at 18:49, Kenneth Macdoald Karlsen wrote: > edit fstab eg: > /dev/hdxx /boot ext3 defaults 0 2 > lsof |grep /boot > kill process that locks boot (eg klogd) > umount and remount > or else you have to reboot. Not so. First of all, you are correct that /boot is mounted read-only in accordance with /etc/fstab's settings. This is done because it contains data that is very important to the function of the system, and being read-only makes it very hard to accidentally damage it. That said, you do need to open it to writing any time a package with files there is updated or installed. To do this without unmounting or rebooting: $ mount -o remount,rw /boot And proceed with the install. After installation is complete, return /boot to it's original state. (You don't really have to, but again, it's a good idea to protect that critical data). $ mount -o remount,ro /boot If anything about this options isn't obvious, the complete descriptions will be in `man mount`. -- Jeremy Nickurak -= Email/Jabber: atrus@rifetech.com =- Remember, when you buy major label CD's, you're paying companies to sue families and independant music. Learn more now at downhillbattle.org.
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