> -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Alfred von Campe > Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 3:24 PM > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: [CentOS] HELP, I accidentally initialized my /boot partition > > So I installed a second drive in my system today, and instead of > typing "mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda1" I did a "mkfs.ext3 /dev/hda1". > Fortunately, that was just my /boot partition. I thought I could > just copy the contents from the /boot partition from another system, > but that didn't work as expected. The again, I don't have another > system that's identical to the mine. > > What is the best way to re-create the /boot partition for my system? Just re-install the current kernel and grub with an rpm -Uvh --force. initrd images are auto-generated and grub should probe your disk layout and put some best-guess entries in there. Just edit menu.lst and fix the entries. -Ross ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender and permanently delete the original and any copy or printout thereof.