On Wed, 15 Sep 1999, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> If you changed kernel versions, and if / is on a scsi device, I _think_
> you might need to do mkinitrd before mkbootdisk. mkinitrd is on its own
> little rpm. I'm not sure: I can't find mkbootdisk on my reference RH
> 5.0 cd. I'm pretty sure you need an initrd to mount a scsi / with a
> standard RH kernel, as the scsi drivers are modules.
>
> I also _think_ you can use the install boot.img and supp.img as a rescue
> system, but I've never done it. If you boot from a floppy, you really
> should keep a copy of your bootdisk. (one you know works ;-) Floppies
> are not all that reliable.
>
The install boot disk will work fine as a boot image, but
you have to download and create "rescue.img" Also, I don't
*know* this for a fact, but if the original person was
smart, they would've compiled the SCSI drivers into the
kernel when they hand-compiled it. :-)
