[CS-FSLUG] help with Libranet boot problem

[Jukka Y]

(again, I feel myself not an expert with this but I try to help :-).

I think that in order to add another drive (or partition) into your system, 
you have to make a mountpoint for it somewhere into your current 
directory-tree, add a corresponding information to your /etc/fstab-file and 
"mount" that new "mountpoint" (this can happen automatically during the boot 
if you have right options in /etc/fstab). If you want a "dualboot"-system 
(two separate Libranet-installations in same computer) you should "inform" 
boot manager about the alternative booting-targets.

1: What does /etc/fstab look like in installation you are able to boot in?
2. Which boot-manager does it use - lilo or grub?

Blessings,
Jukka


On Friday 14 May 2004 08:37, R. Thompson wrote:
> I've been relatively inactive, working too much again :-)  I got off
> work at 11 pm tonight.
>
> Anyway, I'm hoping someone will be able to help me with a problem with
> my Linux (Libranet 2.8.1) computer at work, no doubt this is a self
> inflicted problem.
>
> As the memory on the small HD was getting low, I installed a second
> small HD.  I couldn't see or access it from Libranet.  So I did a second
> Libranet install, formatting, partitioning, and using hdb1.  The
> installation went well,it seemed.  But now when I start up it appears to
> boot only from hdb1, and I cannot see, or mount hda1.  Nor can I access
> the user profiles or files.
>
> I had hoped that by doing a second installation of Libranet on hdb I'd
> be able to boot from either hard drive.
>
> Any suggestions as to how I can access hda or at least recover the
> files?  I did not change partitions or reformat hda (to the best of my
> knowledge, and if I had of I would think that it would show up as free
> space).
>
> 	Thanks in advance,
>
> 		Ron T.