[PLUG] removing hda

Nitesh Dhanjani nitesh@expert.cc.purdue.edu
Sat, 5 Feb 2000 22:13:27 -0500 (EST)


Just edit(boot=/dev/hdx) your /etc/lilo.conf to point to where you want
the new lilo to be installed and run lilo before rebooting.

Nitesh.

On Sat, 5 Feb 2000, peter wrote:

> i have 2 hard drives in my linux box, and i'm going to be taking one out
> for use in another box.. the current setup is:
> 
> ide0: hda (has lilo in MBR)
>       hdb (cdrom)
> ide1: hdc (root partition)
> 
> i'm going to be taking hda out and putting it in the other box.. my
> question is, how do i best go about keeping my current machine happy?
> since lilo is on hda, do i have to move the current hdc drive to ide0? and
> if i do that, what files (other than the obvious ones like /etc/fstab) do
> i have to alter so that the computer can find it's way to booting?
> 
> thanks,
> peter
> 
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