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I've got a dual-OS system running with the OS/2 Boot Manager on /dev/hda and
Linux installed on /dev/hdb.  Right now everything's fine: I can pick my OS
with the Boot Manager, and if I pick Linux it loads LILO off the Linux boot
partition.

But now I've got enough hardware to change from one dual-boot machine to two
separate machines.  I know I can just move /dev/hda to the new case and it'll
run Warp just fine.  But what will happen to Linux?

I assume that the current /dev/hdb will become the new /dev/hda in the original
box.  So I'll have to update the /etc/fstab file.  I assume that LILO will have
to get installed into this drive's Master Boot Record - is that possible without
repartitioning?  What other changes will be needed?

If worst comes to worst, I could buy the cheapest possible IDE drive, install
the Boot Manager on it, and make it take the place of the current /dev/hda.  Is
that the way to go?

        Chris

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Chris Koresko     ---   Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
Caltech 150-21, Pasadena, California 91125
http://gulliver.gps.caltech.edu

Quote:>I've got a dual-OS system running with the OS/2 Boot Manager on /dev/hda
and
>Linux installed on /dev/hdb.  Right now everything's fine: I can pick my OS
>with the Boot Manager, and if I pick Linux it loads LILO off the Linux boot
>partition.

>But now I've got enough hardware to change from one dual-boot machine to
two
>separate machines.  I know I can just move /dev/hda to the new case and
it'll
>run Warp just fine.  But what will happen to Linux?

>I assume that the current /dev/hdb will become the new /dev/hda in the
original
>box.  So I'll have to update the /etc/fstab file.  I assume that LILO will
have
>to get installed into this drive's Master Boot Record - is that possible
without
>repartitioning?  What other changes will be needed?

>If worst comes to worst, I could buy the cheapest possible IDE drive,
install
>the Boot Manager on it, and make it take the place of the current /dev/hda.
Is
>that the way to go?

Actually this is quite trivial to solve:
- Create a boot floppy (and make sure it works!!!),
- then remove the unwanted drive
- boot from the boot floppy
- modify /etc/lilo.conf to reflect the change
- and then rerun /sbin/lilo
and you are all set.

jue
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