Problem adding second drive to linux server

[linuxMaestro]

When I add replace my 60GB second harddrive with a 200GB drive it stops at verifying dmi pool data, when I put the 60GB drive back in it boots, ok, what could be causing that?

The bios recogonizes the 200GB drive ok.

 

[stefanwagner]

add replace?
add or replace?

Is the second drive mentioned in /etc/fstab?
If field 6 isn't 0, fsck could be trying to fsck the drive, and perhaps there is no filesystem?


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[linuxMaestro]

Sorry I meant replace, hmm, so your suggesting removing the second drive(/dev/hda1) from the fstab first, putting the new drive in and then see if it boots?

What do you mean "if field 6 isn't 0"? I have ext3 file system on the new drive, there are 4 partitions on the new drive instead of 1

 

[stefanwagner]

Yes.

I mean a fstab-entry like this:

/dev/hdb1 /usr/local/share ext3 defaults 0 1

field 6="1"


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[clonny2]

The 60GB drive / 200GB is not part of main os, it is storage of some sort correct?

Where in boot is the hang. Is the hang during the system boot process or during the linux boot process?


Double chek settings on drive just to make sure that you have correct master / slave / cable select settings.

I would not have the second drive in the fstab until you can verify the system boots ok w/o the entry and that you can manually mount the drive.

Once you accomplish that, add the entry in fstab and type "mount -a" and see if the drive mounts then.

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