[WBEL-users] 2nd disk

Scott Silva ssilva at sgvwater.com
Mon May 2 10:13:50 CDT 2005


John Lowry wrote:
> Many thanks for all of your suggestions.  Changing the first line of
> /etc/fstab to this:
> /dev/hda1               /                       ext3    defaults        1 1
> 
> instead of this:
> LABEL=/                 /                       ext3    defaults        1 1
> 
> allowed me to boot (after getting the jumpers on the disk right as well :-)
> 
> I suspect Kirby's analysis is correct and it was trying to use both disks
> with different roles.
> 
> --John
> For the archives--if your machine suddenly tries to boot from the network after
> installing a new disk, check that the jumpers are correct.
> 
That is why I always try cable select first. Especially for the spare
drive I always have near the server.


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