Manu Hack wrote:
Edit the file /tmp/newroot/boot/grub/menu.lst and replace (hd0,1) with
(hda0,0) and root=/dev/hda2 with root=/dev/hda1. Similarly fix the root
filesystem entry in /tmp/newroot/etc/fstab by changing /dev/hda2 to
/dev/hda1.
Now you should be able to boot into either of your two pa
On 10/4/07, Raj Kiran Grandhi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Manu Hack wrote:
> >>>
> >> If a couple of reboots is ok for you, the following method might work.
> >
> > Yes, and thanks a lot for the instruction.
> >
> >> You can use 'dd' to clone hda2 to hda1. Boot your system with
> >> "init=/bin/bas
Manu Hack wrote:
If a couple of reboots is ok for you, the following method might work.
Yes, and thanks a lot for the instruction.
You can use 'dd' to clone hda2 to hda1. Boot your system with
"init=/bin/bash". When you get to the bash prompt, do
bash# dd if=/dev/hda2 of=/dev/hda1
When th
On 10/1/07, Raj Kiran Grandhi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > So I'd like to resize hda2 but I can't as it said I need to unmount
> > hda2 before resizing. People suggest using a live CD but it's not
> > possible with my old laptop (I didn't even install etch using CD, I
> > can only install etch
So I'd like to resize hda2 but I can't as it said I need to unmount
hda2 before resizing. People suggest using a live CD but it's not
possible with my old laptop (I didn't even install etch using CD, I
can only install etch via goodbyemicrosoft.com). USB boot is also not
available.
If a cou
On Mon, Oct 01, 2007 at 11:46:32AM -0700, harland christofferson wrote:
> Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> > Put a filesystem on it (e.g. ext3), mount it under /mnt, cp -a or
> > rsync (or even use mc) everything under /usr, then unmount it from
> > /mnt and mount it as /usr. If it works, unmount it, cha
Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 30, 2007 at 09:11:50PM -0400, Manu Hack wrote:
>
>
>> That's what I'm doing. But is it possible to increase the size for
>> apt-get upgrade and apt-get install? Right now I can use that 5G for
>> personal use but for the main thing like in /usr what's t
Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
On Sun, Sep 30, 2007 at 09:11:50PM -0400, Manu Hack wrote:
That's what I'm doing. But is it possible to increase the size for
apt-get upgrade and apt-get install? Right now I can use that 5G for
personal use but for the main thing like in /usr what's the best way
t
On Sun, Sep 30, 2007 at 09:11:50PM -0400, Manu Hack wrote:
> That's what I'm doing. But is it possible to increase the size for
> apt-get upgrade and apt-get install? Right now I can use that 5G for
> personal use but for the main thing like in /usr what's the best way
> to make use of that 5G?
On Sun, Sep 30, 2007 at 09:08:53PM -0400, Manu Hack wrote:
> Even floppy boot is not available.
>
My old Thinkpad can do netbooting. Can your laptop?
Or are you saying that the _only_ way to boot this thing is with its
internal hard drive?
Doug.
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On 9/30/07, Marc Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> > On Sun, Sep 30, 2007 at 04:17:42PM -0400, Manu Hack wrote:
> >
> >> I have a problem with an old desktop running etch. Before it was
> >> running XP + etch dual boot. But recently I have deleted the whole XP
> >> p
On 9/30/07, Douglas A. Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 30, 2007 at 04:17:42PM -0400, Manu Hack wrote:
> >
> > I have a problem with an old desktop running etch. Before it was
> > running XP + etch dual boot. But recently I have deleted the whole XP
> > partition. Now the problem
Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
On Sun, Sep 30, 2007 at 04:17:42PM -0400, Manu Hack wrote:
I have a problem with an old desktop running etch. Before it was
running XP + etch dual boot. But recently I have deleted the whole XP
partition. Now the problem is I started running out of space for the
et
On Sun, Sep 30, 2007 at 04:17:42PM -0400, Manu Hack wrote:
>
> I have a problem with an old desktop running etch. Before it was
> running XP + etch dual boot. But recently I have deleted the whole XP
> partition. Now the problem is I started running out of space for the
> etch. I want to resi
You might want to try the gparted live CD
(http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php). Boot from it and resize partitions
on the fly.
Good Luck.
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Hi all,
I have a problem with an old desktop running etch. Before it was
running XP + etch dual boot. But recently I have deleted the whole XP
partition. Now the problem is I started running out of space for the
etch. I want to resize the partition so that I can install more
programs and stuf
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