> Raymond, what is the output of 'df'?
> What is the output of 'cat /etc/fstab'?
> What partitions are on the disk from the
> defunct machine and what are the
> labels on them? What Linux distribution
> are you using in the recovery box? Which
> one was on the defunct box?
>
> If the problem is just two partitions
> having the same label text, I don't
> think changing the bootloader,
> changing BIOS settings, or swapping
> cables around will solve the problem.
> But we shall see...


I couldn't get things to work properly when my normal boot drive was hda and
the drive from the other server was hdd. I finaly moved the second drive to
hdb, and I was able to boot as normal, then mount hdb2 to /old_server. I am
now able to retreive my data.

Thanks for the response:)


Raymond


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