System won't boot after disk removal

grpprod · 05-09-2006, 04:00 PM

Hello,
I have removed a disk from my Linux system, performing the following steps:

1. removed the respective entry from /etc/fstab
2. physically removed the disk

Now the system won't boot, complaining like this:

Code:

fsck.ext3: No such device or address while trying to open /dev/sda6
Possibly non-existent or swap device?

It is obvious that somehow fsck during boot thinks the disk is still there. Is there an extra step I should perform when removing a disk?

Any help would be appreciated.

samuelmp · 05-09-2006, 07:57 PM

I am gessing that you have edited a script am i right, or delited it for some reason

what sort of disk are you removing and why, upgrading prehaps

Bobymc · 05-09-2006, 08:45 PM

It's like my WINDOZE HOME when I remove a HDD from the system.

grpprod · 05-10-2006, 11:45 AM

I remove a data disk to replace it with a bigger one.