Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 05:24:40PM +0200, mess-mate wrote: | > Hi list, | > i've a machine with xubuntu installed. | > The machine have ONLY a hd partioned like this: | > HD = 6000M | > hda1= / = 5650M | > hda2= swap = 50M | > hda3 = 300M | > I did a debootstrap on the hda3 partition and the etch base is there | > installed. | > Have to correct grub to boot etch on hda3, seems not a problem. | > But after that how can i reinstall etch on hda1 ? | > Maybe a second debootstrap ? | > Thanks in advance for any suggestion | > mess-mate | I think you need a kernel for the hda3 and then setup grub. | once you can boot to hda3, then you can erase and reformat hda1 and copy | hda3 to hda1. Then you reconfigure it to boot from hda1. then you can | make hda1 /(root). | Ok, setted-up with debootstrap a etch base system to /dev/hda3 (only'/') Installed a kernel, grub and rebooted to my etch setup. Runs as a charm :) But.... how can i copy/move my etch base if i make different partitions after deleting hda1 ? /dev/hda1 = /boot /dev/hda5 = / dev/hda6 = /usr etc...
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