OK, that's the cure: Rename the label from the third hard drive. I started linux in rescue mode, selected the right boot partition, then: # e2label /dev/hdd2 "" After rebooting, I could mount /dev/hdd2 normally somewhere in the filsystem with no problems. I though I'd share my solution. Dave. > Hey Robert, > >> David E. Meier wrote: >>> Hello list, >>> >>> I got a small (I guess) problem: I built a new PC with two disks. The >>> primary disk boots either RH9 or W2K. The second disk is for holding >>> data >>> only. Both disks are on the same IDE channel. >>> >>> Now, I got another disk I used in PC that has left life on earth and >>> was >>> also running RH9. I have plugged it into the sencond IDE channel in >>> order >>> to recover the data stored on it. >>> >>> That's what happens now: When boot the new PC it boots off the old >>> (third) >>> disk and therefore stalling with a bunch of errors. I checked the BIOS >>> and >>> that disk is not set as the first boot disk. I am puzzeled... >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> >> >> Let me guess: You're using GRUB as your boot loader. > > You're damn right... ;-) > >> This has been beaten to death on the Fedora list >> (fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx) probably because the exposure is greater over >> there. You can find some good discussions by some knowledgeable folks in >> the archives, including links to bugzilla reports and other on-line >> help. >> In your particular example, the fly in the ointment is probably the fact >> that drive numbers are not tied to physical connection, *nix style, but >> can be displaced, M$ style. I was similarly GRUBbed recently. >> That's really all I want to say because I'm NOT an expert and I don't >> want to mislead you into doing something really bad, > > Thanks for the hint. I found already some points in another RH thread > about it, however, the results presented there lead to no success. I'll > google some more. This does not mean I am not open to suggestions anymore. > ;-) > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
