Partitioning FC11 ??

[Albert Graham]

On 07/19/2009 04:34 PM, Jim wrote:
> On 07/18/2009 11:12 PM, Albert Graham wrote:
>> On 07/18/2009 02:15 AM, Jim wrote:
>>> My partition layout is
>>>
>>> sda1  ext3   /boot
>>> sda2  ext4   /home
>>> sda3  ext4   /
>>> sda4  Extended
>>> sda 5   Swap
>>>
>>> I want sda1 /boot to be my boot, why is it default selecting sda3 /  
>>> , in "Boot Loader Operating system list" ??
>>>
>>
>> Use fdisk to partition your disk how you want it (i.e. boot into 
>> rescue mode first), then install FC11, it will not be able to swap 
>> things around :)
>>
>> There should be a be an option in Anaconda that says something like 
>> "Let fedora organize the disk layout" or "Let user organize the disk 
>> layout" (God forbid!)
>>
>> I cannot understand why you even have the option to create custom 
>> disk layout if it's simply going to try an out smart you when you're 
>> done.
>>
>> Albert.
>>
>
> Below is my /Grub/menulist file, Now that I have finnished installing.
> My partition layout;
>
> sda1  ext3   /boot
> sda2  ext4   /home
> sda3  ext4   /
> sda4  Extended
> sda 5   Swap
>
> How can I edit to boot off of sda1 /boot ,  instead of sda3 / .
>
>
> # grub.conf generated by anaconda
> #
> # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this 
> file
> # NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
> #          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
> #          root (hd0,0)
> #          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sda3
> #          initrd /initrd-version.img
> #boot=/dev/sda
> default=0
> timeout=0
> splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> hiddenmenu
> title Fedora (2.6.29.5-191.fc11.i586)
>     root (hd0,0)
>     kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.29.5-191.fc11.i586 ro 
> root=UUID=992d6a7c-2f9a-4e6d-827a-79a37504bfbe rhgb quiet
>     initrd /initrd-2.6.29.5-191.fc11.i586.img
> title Fedora (2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i586)
>     root (hd0,0)
>     kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i586 ro 
> root=UUID=992d6a7c-2f9a-4e6d-827a-79a37504bfbe rhgb quiet
>     initrd /initrd-2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i586.img
>

title Fedora (2.6.29.5-191.fc11.i586)
     root (hd0,0)
     kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.29.5-191.fc11.i586 ro root=/dev/sda3 
boot=/dev/sda1 rhgb quiet
     initrd /initrd-2.6.29.5-191.fc11.i586.img
title Fedora (2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i586)
     root (hd0,0)
     kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i586 ro root=/dev/sda3 
boot=/dev/sda1 e rhgb quiet
     initrd /initrd-2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i586.img

Should do the trick.

If however you still want to use UUID get a list of UUIDs /dev/disk/by-uuid

ls -la /dev/disk/by-uuid

and change grub.conf accordingly.

Albert.