HDD to HDC = problems for linux ???

[klinux]

for troubleshooting a prob with my primary ide controllers i had to switch my hard drive from secondary slave to seconday master . i tried to go into linux the usual loadlin way and it gave the error . i realised the hdd entry had to be changed to hdb for all my linux OSes .

Now , i would like to know if booting into linux , having changed my harddisk to hdc , create any problems within my linux and would it screw things up . or cause problems with partitions system files . i thought it would have same effect of just copying WINDOWS directory in 98 from c: to d: and booting from d: via msdos.sys . that screwed things up . i am still not familiar with linux system file structure and stuff . i havent tried booting into linux just yet . want to make sure it is safe .

another thing , i had spent long time configuring xwindows for my 17'
sync master and recently had to change to old 14' , would i have to reconfigure xwindows again ????? or is there some way like in win2k where both the configs are stored and each time i use a diff monitor , the monitors settings come up

my config

PM-dvd
PS-cd
SM-harddrive
SS- none

[nixcraft]

You need to pass root=/dev/hdcX correctly at lilo/boot prompt

[klinux]

thnkx . i dont use lilo , i load all linux from loadlin from win98 dos prompt . so if i just change the lin.bat which is like this

smartdrv /c
path=c:\kar\fed
loadlin vmlinuz root=/dev/hdd11 ro

to

smartdrv /c
path=c:\kar\fed
loadlin vmlinuz root=/dev/hdc11 ro

that wont cause trouble within linux itself right ???

[busyanuj]

Originally Posted by klinux

i had spent long time configuring xwindows for my 17'
sync master and recently had to change to old 14' , would i have to reconfigure xwindows again ????? or is there some way like in win2k where both the configs are stored and each time i use a diff monitor , the monitors settings come up

if X-window system does not load after changing the monitor,
at shell type this:
# setup

(without the hash sign)
...and when the Text Mode Setup Utility loads up,
go to the last option: X Configuration
and configure your x-window system to work again. It will re-detect the monitor and display settings.

[GNUrag]

Originally Posted by klinux

another thing , i had spent long time configuring xwindows for my 17'
sync master and recently had to change to old 14' , would i have to reconfigure xwindows again ????? or is there some way like in win2k where both the configs are stored and each time i use a diff monitor , the monitors settings come up

If you want that kind of setup, that you can install the newer X.org based xserver... it has dynamic graphics subsystem detection... Fedora and newer distros now a days include X.org x-server only... this x-server picks up monitor info dynamically and automatically applies new settings ... no matter what monitor you use...