[clue-tech] Partition madness

[Angelo Bertolli]

Collins Richey wrote:

> fstab is only referenced once the kernel is loaded. Grub points to the
>
>partition where the kernel can be found, and the kernel boot statement
>tells the kernel where the root partition is. In your case the root
>partition is a logical partition in the extended partition, and you
>have screwed up how the logical partitions are numbered. You need to
>recreate a logical partition with the same number as before in order
>to boot.
>  
>
What happens if you put /etc on a different partition from / ?  Does
this mean the boot loader also needs to tell the kernel where /etc is so
it knows what other partitions can be mounted?

Angelo

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