Daniel Woods wrote:
>
> For one of my work systems, I have lost (let's say 'misplaced')
> the bootup and rescue floppies. This is a dual NT-Linux6.1 with
> Linux on hdb1 and no /boot partition. I have another similar
> system except that it has a /boot and root=/dev/hdb2 instead
> of root=/dev/hdb1 that I need.
>
> I tried modifying the lilo.conf to point to hdb1 and hoped that
> it would allow me to boot up. Lilo does prompt me for linux and
> win (and win works). Linux says "loading linux...." and then
> hangs there. I use the NT loader but I never put a linux image
> (C:\boot.lnx). Without this, even VMware won't work for booting
> an existing partition (without the boot loader).
>
> What are my best/easiest options for recovery ?
> - more changes required to my floppy attempt above.
> - somehow create another bootup floppy from the CD-ROM.
> (and then I assume I should be able to modify the config)
> - use Explo2fs win program to get files and copy /boot files
> and /etc/lilo.conf to floppy.
> - re-install 6.1 as update but only create bootup floppy
> - ... any other ways ?
>
> Thanks... Dan.
>
>
Well, try downloading tomsrtbt and making a boot floppy to boot his
linux, then
# chroot /dev/hdb1
# mkbootdisk --2.2.13-7mdk
:-)
Civileme
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