[plug] re: upgrading a dual boot system
Craig Ringer
craig at postnewspapers.com.au
Fri Jul 18 20:19:43 WST 2003
> I'm in the process of upgrading a dual boot PC. The partitions are:
> /dev/hda1 - Windows 2000 (NTFS)
> /dev/hda2 - ext3
> /dev/hda3 - swap
OK, where are you getting that list from? If it's an installer, they
can't read the /etc/fstab of your existing system and can't tell you
what partiton was what. So most likely '/dev/hda2' is / and you werent'
using a '/boot' partition (if your machine is vaguely modern this isn't
an issue).
If you want to confirm, have a look at your /etc/fstab under your
current system and see what it says. Write it down so that you can keep
track of what is what if you need to, /then/ start the install.
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