On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 01:16:36 -0600, Jonathan Berry <berryja@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 22:58:41 -0500, Jim <lawrence.jim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > results of cmds you asked for > > ******************************************************************************** > [snip] > > [root@My_World ~]# fdisk -l > > Disk /dev/hda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders > > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > /dev/hda1 * 1 3824 30716248+ 7 HPFS/NTFS > > /dev/hda2 3825 9729 47431912+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) > > /dev/hda5 3825 4085 2096451 7 HPFS/NTFS > > /dev/hda6 4086 5105 8193118+ 7 HPFS/NTFS > > /dev/hda7 5106 5118 102280+ 83 Linux > > /dev/hda8 5118 5249 1048288+ 82 Linux swap > > /dev/hda9 5249 9729 35991112+ 83 Linux > [snip] > > [root@My_World ~]# mount > > /dev/hda9 on / type ext3 (rw) > [snip] > > > > [root@My_World ~]# cat /etc/fstab > > # This file is edited by fstab-sync - see 'man fstab-sync' for details > > LABEL=/ / ext3 defaults 1 1 > > LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2 > [snip] > > /dev/hda8 swap swap defaults 0 0 > > > [snip] > > ************************************************************************************* > > Wow, I think I was right. Something was causing your /boot/ partition > to not be mounted. And it wasn't mounted when you did the update, so > the new kernel was placed in the /boot/ folder. > > On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 23:14:38 -0500, Jim <lawrence.jim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > ok i removed my second hard drive and low and behold!!! i have a > > grub folder!!! > [snip] > > [root@My_World ~]# mount > > /dev/hda9 on / type ext3 (rw) > > none on /proc type proc (rw) > > none on /sys type sysfs (rw) > > none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620) > > usbfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw) > > /dev/hda7 on /boot type ext3 (rw) > > none on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw) > > none on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw) > > sunrpc on /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw) > > Looks like maybe your second hard disk has a label that is "/boot" or > something else causing it to not want to mount /boot. You can edit > /etc/fstab and change the line: > LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2 > to > /dev/hda7 /boot ext3 defaults 1 2 > and you should be able to put your second hard drive back. Now, you > can reinstall the newer kenel with /boot mounted properly. Or you > could perhaps do this (as root): > > umount /boot > mkdir /tmp/boot/ > cp -a /boot/* /tmp/boot/ > rm -f /boot/* > mount /boot > cp -a /tmp/boot/* /boot/ > rm -fr /tmp/boot/ > > Then edit you grub.conf, now that you have found it : ). Just copy > the old kernel section and change all the numbers to match the new > kernel. Be careful when doing the "rm" commands above. Be sure > things copied and /boot is not mounted for the first one. > This was certainly a strange one! Hope you get it all straightened out. > > Jonathan > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > you lost me on this one.... i removed ther newest kernel hoping that up2date would see that it is the old one and notify me that there is a new one (so far not so) grub.conf only shows my XP & Core 3 kernel (kernel-2.6.9-1.667) the only kernel installed is the kernel-2.6.9-1.667 I still have the problem of updates choosing Core 2 I don't want to install the second HD what is another option? thanks -- James Lawrence NY
