You didn't say where it hangs. Does the kernel start or is it stopping at "LI"?
On Wed, 2002-12-04 at 11:26, Fred Paredes wrote: > The version of Redhat I am using is 7.1. I have removed the labels from the fstab so >the call is directly to the device name. I have greped for the /etc directory for the >swap device /dev/hda5 but have found nothing. Do I have to disable the swap device >somewhere before I remove it? Maybe in lilo? > > thanks > Fred > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 1:04 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Moving Linux to Larger Drive > > > Fred Paredes wrote: > > > > Hello All, > > > > I had a problem boot disk with my mail server so I took it down and moved all data >to the new drive. > > > > I use lilo as the boot manager and moved the boot drive from /dev/hda to /dev/hdc. >I also made sure that the swap was also changed to point to the new drive in the >fstab. > > > > I am currently booting off of /dev/hdc but the problem is when I have /dev/hda >disconnected. The boot up freezes because the /dev/hda5 swap is not there. When I put >the drive back the boot up continues without a problem. > > > > It shouldn't freeze because the swap partition is not there. You > didn't mention which release of RH. But your problem is likely the > partition label issue. Instead of using hard coded partition ids, RH > gives the partitions a label (the mount point, typically). > > Look at /etc/fstab and note the first column. If you see LABEL=, then > you have to ensure that your new drive has the same labels as the old > drive's equivalent partition. You can use tune2fs -l to view each > partition's current label and tune2fs -L label to set them. > > Barry > > -- > Please avoid sending me Word, PowerPoint or Excel attachments. > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
