At the moment my setup is like this:
/dev/hda - 10G IDE hard disk Fujitsi - recently installed after a hard
disk failure with Redhat which I only use to start up the system.(At
that stage I did not have a Debian system ready to install).
/dev/hdb - Ricoh MP 7040A CD-RW
/dev/hdc - 8G IDE hard disk Fujitsi
Containing my Debian system
/dev/hdd - Acer CDROM
The system is unstable and it is not uncommon that I have to reset a
stalled computer complaining about timeout errors on either the CDROM
or hard disk. At first I suspected either the cables or the
motherboard. Using other cables did not improve the situation. After
a reset I usually fiddle with the cables and then it works OK for a
few days or even a few weeks.
Recently somebody suggested that it may be my setup that is causing
the problems and that it is better to have the two hard disks on the
same cable and the two CDROM's on the other.
To change the system to a setup like this:
/dev/hda - 10Gig hard drive
/dev/hdb - 8 Gig hard drive
and the two CD ROMS on /dev/hdc and /dev/hdb
requires changes in my /etc/fstab and lilo.
/etc/fstab is necessary for the system to shutdown properly. How can
I do the switch-around and keep my debian working? I can not change
/etc/fstab after shutting down and needs it with the next startup
after I switched the setup. At the moment it seems to me the way to
go is to edit debian's etc/fstab from Redhat with the debian partition
mounted as as part of the Redhat's system. Or is there an easier way
around?
Are there other files besides lilo.conf and /etc/fstab that will be
affected by such a change?
Johann.
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