FW: [ale] install on a maxtor ata/100/20 gig disk

[John.Armsby at motorola.com (Armsby John-G16665)]

-----Original Message-----
From: Armsby John-G16665 
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 1:13 PM
To: 'Marc'
Subject: RE: [ale] install on a maxtor ata/100/20 gig disk



Marc,?? I am pushing my level of incompetence.?? I have a few more questions....
thanks for your input.


John



-----Original Message-----
From: Marc [mailto:marct at mindspring.com]
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 12:59 PM
To: Armsby John-G16665
Cc: 'ale at ale.org'
Subject: RE: [ale] install on a maxtor ata/100/20 gig disk




On Mon, 11 Jun 2001, Armsby John-G16665 wrote:
> Complile and when you boot of the custom kernel the name the disk
> on the add-in card will be /dev/hda[1234]
> 
> 2.?? If I can "see" the disk, then copy a bootable image to that disk.
> 
> 3.?? Go to Boot Magic, and add it as a menu option.
> 
> 4.?? Crank up the other disk from a boot up,..... If linux works, I can
> then do what I want.?? I plan to install taper, and restore my linux
> from disk 1 to my now bootable disk2.


?????????????? Actually under this senario I'd do this assuming you have
?????????????? a little experience fooling with linux.?? The basic idea:
?????????????? 1) Install the add-in card and drive 


?????????????? 2) Make the kernel with a "make bzdisk" on the existing setup
?????????????? ???? This will make you a boot floppy with the new kernel 


?????????????? ?????????????? ******?? I will recompile and make a boot disk *********
??
?????????????? 3) Check with "/sbin/rdev /dev/fd0" that root=/dev/hdaX


?????????????? ?????????????? ******?? Not sure what you want me to do here... what is rdev?? *****


?????????????? 4) boot "rescue" from a install cd of you distro


?????????????? ?????????????? ***** I have booted rescue from a rescue disk... I can boot rescue from the 6.1 CD?? *****


?????????????? 5) fdisk /dev/hde (the new drive) to your desired partitions


?????????????? ?????????????? **** Not sure just what this step does... I used Partition Magic under Windows to set up 
???????????????????????????????? the partitions on the new disk... skip this step?? *********


?????????????? 6) mkext2fs /dev/hde[1234] to make filesystems on the new disk


?????????????? 7) Then mount each filesystem and copy it to the new disk 
?????????????? ???? with "cp -a * /new"?? This is a direct IDE->IDE copy and will
?????????????? ???? work very fast, and you don;t have to worry about the tape 
?????????????? ???? software install, etc. 
?????????????? 8) "sync" and unmount the partitions, shutdown the machine
?????????????? 9) Boot with the floppy, it should find the add-in card and
?????????????? ???? the new drive.
?????????????? 10) Put the new kernel in lilo, or bootmagic etc and reboot
?????????????? ?????? without the flopy.


?????????????? But thats me.?? Do whatever your most comfertable with :-)


?????????????? --marct
?????????????? marct at mindspring.com