[SOLVED] Re: 3 disks 2 boot partitions

[David E. Meier]

OK, that's the cure: Rename the label from the third hard drive. I started
linux in rescue mode, selected the right boot partition, then:

# e2label /dev/hdd2 ""

After rebooting, I could mount /dev/hdd2 normally somewhere in the
filsystem with no problems.

I though I'd share my solution. Dave.

> Hey Robert,
>
>> David E. Meier wrote:
>>> Hello list,
>>>
>>> I got a small (I guess) problem: I built a new PC with two disks. The
>>> primary disk boots either RH9 or W2K. The second disk is for holding
>>> data
>>> only. Both disks are on the same IDE channel.
>>>
>>> Now, I got another disk I used in PC that has left life on earth and
>>> was
>>> also running RH9. I have plugged it into the sencond IDE channel in
>>> order
>>> to recover the data stored on it.
>>>
>>> That's what happens now: When boot the new PC it boots off the old
>>> (third)
>>> disk and therefore stalling with a bunch of errors. I checked the BIOS
>>> and
>>> that disk is not set as the first boot disk. I am puzzeled...
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Let me guess: You're using GRUB as your boot loader.
>
> You're damn right... ;-)
>
>> This has been beaten to death on the Fedora list
>> (fedora-list at redhat.com) probably because the exposure is greater over
>> there. You can find some good discussions by some knowledgeable folks in
>> the archives, including links to bugzilla reports and other on-line
>> help.
>> In your particular example, the fly in the ointment is probably the fact
>> that drive numbers are not tied to physical connection, *nix style, but
>> can be displaced, M$ style. I was similarly GRUBbed recently.
>> That's really all I want to say because I'm NOT an expert and I don't
>> want to mislead you into doing something really bad,
>
> Thanks for the hint. I found already some points in another RH thread
> about it, however, the results presented there lead to no success. I'll
> google some more. This does not mean I am not open to suggestions anymore.
> ;-)
>
>
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