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Re: [LUG] Removing Hard drive.....



Try setting hdb1 to have the bootable flag in fdisk.

(see below for example fdisk output)

Quoting RedPatriotUK@xxxxxxx:

> Thats what I thought,
> 
> However lilo wont install as /dev/hdb1 is not a bootable device ?
> 
> suggestions ??

# fdisk /dev/hda

Command (m for help): p

Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 2096 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes

   Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hda1   *         1        51    409626   83  Linux
/dev/hda2            52      2096  16426462+   5  Extended
/dev/hda5            52      1753  13671283+  83  Linux
/dev/hda6          1754      2012   2080386   83  Linux
/dev/hda7          2013      2076    514048+  83  Linux
/dev/hda8          2077      2096    160618+  83  Linux

Command (m for help): ?
Command action
   a   toggle a bootable flag
   b   edit bsd disklabel
   c   toggle the dos compatibility flag
   d   delete a partition
   l   list known partition types
   m   print this menu
   n   add a new partition
   o   create a new empty DOS partition table
   p   print the partition table
   q   quit without saving changes
   s   create a new empty Sun disklabel
   t   change a partition's system id
   u   change display/entry units
   v   verify the partition table
   w   write table to disk and exit
   x   extra functionality (experts only)

Command (m for help): 
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