On 10/20/07, Karl Larsen <k5di@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Thanks to all. I have followed Jonathan's method, but I did not remove > >> the old disk. However, I did increase the priority of the new disk as > >> the first one. However, I get the following: > >> > >> # /sbin/fdisk -l > >> > >> Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500106780160 bytes > >> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders > >> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > >> > >> Disk /dev/sda doesn't contain a valid partition table > >> > >> Disk /dev/sdb: 81.9 GB, 81963220480 bytes > >> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9964 cylinders > >> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > >> > >> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > >> /dev/sdb1 * 1 9965 80040960 7 HPFS/NTFS > >> > >> Disk /dev/sdc: 120.0 GB, 120033041920 bytes > >> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders > >> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > >> > >> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > >> /dev/sdc1 1 3187 25597952 6 FAT16 > >> /dev/sdc2 3188 3200 104422+ 83 Linux > >> /dev/sdc3 3201 14593 91514272+ 8e Linux LVM > >> > >> Disk /dev/sdd: 160.0 GB, 160040803840 bytes > >> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders > >> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > >> > >> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > >> /dev/sdd1 * 1 10000 80324968+ 83 Linux > >> /dev/sdd2 10001 19457 75963352+ 8e Linux LVM > >> # > >> > >> The new disk is /dev/sda. It is rather strange that it says: > >> > >> "Disk /dev/sda doesn't contain a valid partition table" > >> > >> Any ideas? > >> > >> Paul > >> > > > > Which one was your source drive? The partition table should have been > > copied over from it to the destination drive along with everything else. > > > > Jonathan > > > Also I have been working with 2 hard drives and getting all versions > known of Grub errors. I think you need to do what I did and Jonathan > asked you to do. Remove the original hard drive. All you need to do is > pull the plugs off that hard drive. I think that will fix your problem. Now I have all my F7 partition copied in a partition in the new disk. Grub is installed in the new disk. However, I always get booted in the F7 partition in the old disk. Any ideas? Paul
