HD Install :: Why isn't the /home directory on my hard drive?



Here are my partitions:

   Name        Flags      Part Type  FS Type          [Label]        Size (MB)
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   hda1        Boot        Primary   Linux ext2                          57.58
   hda3                    Primary   Linux ext2                       19847.61
   hda2                    Primary   Linux swap                         509.97

I've noticed that the /home directory is a shortcut to ramdisk.  This is the directory for root and all subordinate users.

How do I get the /home directory to be on hda3?  I'm used to saving things to the /home drive, but it's currently part of RAM rather than the hard drive.
Use the boot option home=hda3
This will create the directory /mnt/hda3/home/dsl if it doesn't already exist. Your home directory will still appear to be in /ramdisk/home/dsl, but that's just a symlink to /mnt/hda3/home/dsl

The home directory for root is /root, which you will need to backup if you want to keep those files persistent. Or you can create a root directory on /mnt/hda3 and symlink it to /root in the /opt/bootlocal.sh script.
Quote (mikshaw @ May 25 2007,21:46)
Use the boot option home=hda3
This will create the directory /mnt/hda3/home/dsl if it doesn't already exist. Your home directory will still appear to be in /ramdisk/home/dsl, but that's just a symlink to /mnt/hda3/home/dsl

The home directory for root is /root, which you will need to backup if you want to keep those files persistent. Or you can create a root directory on /mnt/hda3 and symlink it to /root in the /opt/bootlocal.sh script.

OK, you say to use the boot option "home=hda3".

But how do I implement this step?  Under the frugal hard drive installation, I don't get the splash screen that allows me to enter cheat codes by pressing F2.  I believe that I'm supposed to add the text "home=hda3" to a particular file, but which file is it, and in what directory is this file?
It depends on your bootloader.  Did you check the wiki for details?
Quote (^thehatsrule^ @ May 25 2007,23:33)
It depends on your bootloader.  Did you check the wiki for details?

I'm using the grub bootloader, but I couldn't find the instructions on that in the Wiki.
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