Moving F7
Karl Larsen
k5di at zianet.com
Thu Sep 27 01:04:24 UTC 2007
Jacques B. wrote:
> Lots of side tracking that is not solving your problem.
>
> Someone asked that you run the following and post the output:
>
> # fdisk -l
>
> This was in the thread "Grub is hard to make work". When you post an
> issue you have to stick to the same subject line in order to keep all
> advice in order.
>
> If you post that along with your grub.conf file (which youv'e done
> unless you've since changed it). It is possible that your problem is
> as simple as the root command in grub.conf pointing to the wrong
> drive/partition.
>
> A person cannot trouble shoot your grub.conf file with any degree of
> confidence in their advice without knowing what drives you have in
> the box (how many, including if they are SATA or IDE) and the
> partition (hence the fdisk -l request) along with your grub.conf file.
>
> Regards modules I am no expert on it. But one simple example of a
> module is for NTFS support. You can compile a kernel with a bunch of
> modules to support a bunch of different stuff. But then your kernel
> is bloated with stuff you may only need once in a while. Instead you
> can insert modules as you need them (insmod or modprobe) so that you
> are not running a bloated kernel. So a module is just some code to
> provide support/functionality. And you can add that
> support/functionality by installing that module (again with insmod or
> modprobe) into the running kernel. And you can remove it if
> necessary. Beyond that I can't explain it nor is it likely needed
> anyhow to trouble shoot your situation.
>
> So fdisk -l and provide the output.
>
> Jacques B.
>
>
Here is fdisk -l:
[root at k5di ~]# fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 140 1124518+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda2 141 1360 9799650 83 Linux
/dev/sda3 1361 1970 4899825 83 Linux
/dev/sda4 1971 19457 140464327+ 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 1971 7071 40973751 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 7072 7085 112423+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 7086 8961 15068938+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda8 8962 9587 5028313+ 83 Linux
Disk /dev/sdf: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdf1 1 1000 8032468+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
[root at k5di ~]#
You want to know what is where: The main part is at /dev/sda5 and if
I ever get it right the /boot will be at /dev/sda6.
--
Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
Linux User
#450462 http://counter.li.org.
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