Actually I tried booting the CD but the version of cp you get when you boot to rescue mode does not do recursive copies. But TomsRTBT did the trick.
>> I am trying to restore my root filesystem, that I have restored to a >> secondary drive. I would like to use the restored file system as my >> root file system so that I can copy everything to the partiotion that >> is normaly my root file system. I have tried modifing grub to set >> the root file system of /dev/hdb1 and I keep getting a kernel panic, >> I have tried ro root=/dev/hdb2=/ and ro root=/dev/hdb2 with no success. > >Is the issue simply that you need SOMETHING to boot for the duration >of the copy? > >If so, there are many ways to do this without the necessity of booting >up your own installation. > >If you've got the RH install CDs, you should be able to boot up the >disc #1, and at the very first text mode prompt enter "linux rescue" >(without the quotes) and it will give you a way to mount and access >your partitions. > >Another tool I've used many times is TomsRTBT, a single floppy Linux >system that crams an amazing amount of useful stuff on a single 3.5" >diskette. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
