Quoting et <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Friday 09 April 2004 09:01 am, John Richard Smith wrote: > > martin brandt wrote: > > >Quoting Stephen Kuhn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > >>On Fri, 2004-04-09 at 08:54, martin brandt wrote: > > >>>After installing a windows boot, i then wanted to reinstall my linux > > >>>bootloader, which i have had to do quite often with the regular > > >> > > >>reinstallations > > >> > > >>>needed by windows ;) > > >>>I loaded from my mdk 9.2 disc and executed the rescue command. This > time > > >>>however i got an error. I got: > > >>> > > >>>Added linux * > > >>>Added linux-nonfb > > >>>Added windows > > >>>Added floppy > > >>>Added failsafe > > >>>Fatal:lseek /dev/hda3 : Invalid argument > > >>> > > >>>Now im guessing there is something wrong with my hda3 partition :( what > > >>> can > > >> > > >>i > > >> > > >>>do? > > >>> > > >>>Thanks > > >> > > >>What is ON /dev/hda3 ?? > > >>Else, remove it from your lilo.conf and re-run lilo. > > >> > > >>stephen kuhn - owner > > >>============================== > > >>illawarra computer services > > >>a kuhn media australia company > > >>http://kma.0catch.com > > >>------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >> * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * > > >> We expressly refuse to utilise Microsoft DRM encoded documents > > >>------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >>Don't tell me how hard you work. Tell me how much you get done. -- James > > >>J. Ling > > > > > >hda3 is my home directory. I forgot to mention, because i cant reinstall > > > the boot loader, i cant get onto my linux boot. If i can id rather not > > > have to format hda3, but i wont matter too much if i do have to. Even > > > when i try to reinstall/update mdk i get the same error. > > > how do you come to think hda_3_ is a valid directory? usaully hda1 and had5 > > are valid, but due to only 1 primary partition per physical drive rules, > hda2,3,4 are usually hidden > > > OK so /home is a seperate partition /dev/hda3 > > and something is wrong with the lilo.conf entry that prohibits > reinstalling > > it in the usual manner > > > > What you have to do now is go back into rescue mode as before and choose > > consule and when there you will have to learn how to mount the partition > > (cannot remember, possibly rescue already does that, think it does) and > > then type vi (the name of the text editor) and repair the incorrect entry > > in /etc/lilo.conf, I cannot advise you of the entry as I do not have a > > seperate /home partition to give an example of, but in anycase first you > > have to type vi into google and print of some vi text editor instruction, > > as although it is a very powerful text editor it certainly will baffle the > > newbie. > > > > > > If you do need to mount /dev/hda(X) then you do it like this, > > > > mkdir /mnt/temp > > ls /mnt > > temp > > mount /dev/hda(X) /mnt/temp > > > > punch up vi something like this, > > > > vi /mnt/temp/etc/lilo.conf > > > > and I think that will display lilo.conf in vi > > > > John > > -- > linux counter #167806 > >
Im trying to find the lil.conf but i cantg seem to find it. Ive looked in /etc/ and in mnt/temp/etc (temp doesnt exist). Where might it be? Might it called something else? Thanks.
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