FC2 install - Multiple devices labeled /

William Hooper whooperhsd3 at earthlink.net
Fri May 21 21:04:16 UTC 2004


John Fleming said:
> Newbie here - I've used dd to copy hda to hdb.  At the outset of upgrading
> FC1 to FC2, anaconda complains that "Multiple devices on your system are
> labeled /.  Labels across devices must be unique for your system to
> function
> properly.  Please fix and reboot."
>
> What's the best way to rename or otherwise treat hdb so that I can proceed
> with the upgrade without destroying my hdb backup?  Thanks - John

If you want to be sure nothing happens to it, unplug it.

Otherwise, change the label on one of them (man e2label).  Note you may
need to update your grub and fstab configs that refer to the old label.

-- 
William Hooper





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