Re: swapping master & slave HDs: what to change?

From: John Summerfield (debian_at_ComputerDatasafe.com.au)
Date: 07/17/04

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    SpamHog wrote:

    >I have multiple Debian installs on 2 IDE HDs on the same channel.
    >I want to turn the SLAVE into MASTER & viceversa.
    >Here's my planned checklist - am I missing anything?
    >
    >
    >
    What do you hope to achieve?

    >
    >For ease of changing things around, I keep a simple, self-installing
    >graphic boot _selector_ (GAG) in the MBR of /dev/hda, and I keep the
    >boot _loaders_ proper (lilo & grub), into each of the boot partitions.
    >
    >
    >For each installed system, I plan to:
    >
    >1) change fstab file
    >Backup, swap all references to hdax and hdbx.
    >
    >2) reinstall the bootloader
    >- Backup config/menu files.
    >- Change the config/menu files to reflect situation after the swap.
    >- Reinstall bootloader into the respective boot device.
    >
    >
    >I will then physically swap HDs, and use shorting settings for cable
    >select or swap master and slave.
    >
    >Anything else?
    >
    >
    >
    >
    I don't endorse _anything_ above.

    You won't have a working LILO until _after_ your first successful reboot
    whereapon you must run lilo.

    _I_'d replace lilo first,. except I'd not be running it:-)

    Have a rescue CD handy. 

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