SpamHog wrote:
I have multiple Debian installs on 2 IDE HDs on the same channel. I want to turn the SLAVE into MASTER & viceversa. Here's my planned checklist - am I missing anything?
What do you hope to achieve?
For ease of changing things around, I keep a simple, self-installing graphic boot _selector_ (GAG) in the MBR of /dev/hda, and I keep the boot _loaders_ proper (lilo & grub), into each of the boot partitions.
For each installed system, I plan to:
1) change fstab file Backup, swap all references to hdax and hdbx.
2) reinstall the bootloader - Backup config/menu files. - Change the config/menu files to reflect situation after the swap. - Reinstall bootloader into the respective boot device.
I will then physically swap HDs, and use shorting settings for cable select or swap master and slave.
Anything else?
I don't endorse _anything_ above.
You won't have a working LILO until _after_ your first successful reboot whereapon you must run lilo.
_I_'d replace lilo first,. except I'd not be running it:-)
Have a rescue CD handy.
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