I'd also like to suggest another O'Reilly book, Unix Power Tools - which tackles many common situations that are likely to come up and is even better [is it possible?] than their already phenomenal, other books.
H. Entot > On Behalf Of Bruce Johnson > Marty Lindower wrote: > > Thank you everyone!! Ctrl-S (not just S) at startup got me into > > single-user mode, then chown and chmod did the trick. You > guys are all > > great... saved me from MAJOR headaches, backing up 25 gigs > onto CD's > > and buying a new HD. > > > > Thanks I could help a little...Jeremy did more, since he came > in with the correct key sequence ;-) > > There's a reasonably good book out (several people have told > me so, but I haven't seen it) > > The Mac OSX Missing Manual, by David Pogue: > > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/macosxmm/ > > And a more general Unix introduction: > > Learning the UnixOperating System > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
