Moving F7

[Karl Larsen]

Jacques B. wrote:
> Lots of side tracking that is not solving your problem.
>
> Someone asked that you run the following and post the output:
>
> # fdisk -l
>
> This was in the thread "Grub is hard to make work".  When you post an
> issue you have to stick to the same subject line in order to keep all
> advice in order.
>
> If you post that along with your grub.conf file (which youv'e done
> unless you've since changed it).  It is possible that your problem is
> as simple as the root command in grub.conf pointing to the wrong
> drive/partition.
>
> A person cannot trouble shoot your grub.conf file with any degree of
> confidence in their advice  without knowing what drives you have in
> the box (how many, including if they are SATA or IDE) and the
> partition (hence the fdisk -l request) along with your grub.conf file.
>
> Regards modules I am no expert on it.  But one simple example of a
> module is for NTFS support.  You can compile a kernel with a bunch of
> modules to support a bunch of different stuff.  But then your kernel
> is bloated with stuff you may only need once in a while.  Instead you
> can insert modules as you need them (insmod or modprobe) so that you
> are not running a bloated kernel.  So a module is just some code to
> provide support/functionality.  And you can add that
> support/functionality by installing that module (again with insmod or
> modprobe) into the running kernel.  And you can remove it if
> necessary.  Beyond that I can't explain it nor is it likely needed
> anyhow to trouble shoot your situation.
>
> So fdisk -l and provide the output.
>
> Jacques B.
>
>   
Here is fdisk -l:

[root at k5di ~]# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1               1         140     1124518+  82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda2             141        1360     9799650   83  Linux
/dev/sda3            1361        1970     4899825   83  Linux
/dev/sda4            1971       19457   140464327+   5  Extended
/dev/sda5            1971        7071    40973751   83  Linux
/dev/sda6            7072        7085      112423+  83  Linux
/dev/sda7            7086        8961    15068938+  83  Linux
/dev/sda8            8962        9587     5028313+  83  Linux

Disk /dev/sdf: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdf1               1        1000     8032468+   7  HPFS/NTFS
[root at k5di ~]#


    You want to know what is where: The main part is at /dev/sda5 and if 
I ever get it right the /boot will be at /dev/sda6. 

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	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
	Linux User
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