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Drive Crash - Need a clue
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| Hello,
I had a stable installation running FedoraC2 using two hard drives. The main
hard drive with the "/" partition is intact. An older hard drive on which I
mounted the SWP partition and a /temp directory crashed. Now, the machine
stops on boot to run drive utilities. I don't know what to do next. I have
removed the failed drive, but the system still wants to find the SWP and
/temp partitions on boot of course. When I mount an OS using using the boot
disks in Rescue Mode, I can only 'read only' the /etc/fstab file. I want to
continue to boot the main hard drive and use the data on that drive as well.
Anyone give me a clue which way to go next?
Thanks in advance...David
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| Lenard 2004-12-20, 7:45 am |
| On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 23:00:51 -0500, Bob wrote:
> Hello,
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> I had a stable installation running FedoraC2 using two hard drives. The
> main hard drive with the "/" partition is intact. An older hard drive on
> which I mounted the SWP partition and a /temp directory crashed. Now,
> the machine stops on boot to run drive utilities. I don't know what to
> do next. I have removed the failed drive, but the system still wants to
> find the SWP and /temp partitions on boot of course. When I mount an OS
> using using the boot disks in Rescue Mode, I can only 'read only' the
> /etc/fstab file. I want to continue to boot the main hard drive and use
> the data on that drive as well.
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> Anyone give me a clue which way to go next?
The easiest way I know is to use the SystemRescueCD from;
http://www.sysresccd.org/
Assuming that you don't have a replacement hard drive is to boot using the
SystemRescueCD and use qtparted to resize the root partition and create
the swap partition. Then edit /etc/fstab file, point the entry for swap to
the actual (hdaX) new swap partition and remove the old tmp partition
entry.
If you have a replacement you still can use the SystemRescueCD to create
the new tmp and swap partitions on the hard drive. You still might (read
will) have to edit the /etc/fstab file to point to the actual partitions
for tmp and swap instead of using the partition labels.
--
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- B. Franklin, 1759
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| > The easiest way I know is to use the SystemRescueCD from;
> http://www.sysresccd.org/
SystemRescueCD hangs during the autoconfig phase right after the processor
OK. I'm downloading KNOPPIX and will try that next... I'll post result.
Thanks...David
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| Lenard 2004-12-21, 7:45 am |
| On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 23:58:53 -0500, Bob wrote:
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> SystemRescueCD hangs during the autoconfig phase right after the
> processor OK. I'm downloading KNOPPIX and will try that next... I'll
> post result. Thanks...David
Turn it off, it's one of the options...... press the F1,2,3,4 keys when
the splash screen is displayed for options and help.
--
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- B. Franklin, 1759
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