Re: what is the command

2002-09-22 Thread m.w.chang
I always use this command line to update the boot loader. worked everytime. isn't grub-install doing the same thing? > No its not. I was unable last night, for some reason, to get to the SxS sites > to read my own doc on this . FWIW its :: > grep -v ^# /etc/grub.conf | grub --batch > -- Sw

Re: BeOS (was Re: what is the command)

2002-09-22 Thread Ken Moffat
Ken Moffat wrote: > Leon A. Goldstein wrote: > >> >> BeOS is a dead end at the moment. However, it can turn an old DOS box >> with a small HD into a useful internet box. There is a BeOS version of >> an early Opera available as well as an excellent, full featured e-mail >> app called Mail-It.

Re: BeOS (was Re: what is the command)

2002-09-22 Thread Ken Moffat
Leon A. Goldstein wrote: > > BeOS is a dead end at the moment. However, it can turn an old DOS box > with a small HD into a useful internet box. There is a BeOS version of > an early Opera available as well as an excellent, full featured e-mail > app called Mail-It. My problem is I have an

BeOS (was Re: what is the command)

2002-09-22 Thread Leon A. Goldstein
Ken Moffat wrote: > > Well... found a personal edition at the following address: > > http://www.bebits.com/app/2680 > > It appears to be a linux edition that installs along side linux. > (Does that sounds right?) > I have the Professional CD. (Got it along with a fat "BeOS Bible" last year a

Re: what is the command

2002-09-21 Thread ronnie gauthier
I did a little looking at it a while back when setting up a radio station, seems it is used for that mostly. BeOS was sold and is no longer free. There is a personal version and there is development going on with the old code but as far as I could tell unless you want to spend money its a dead end

Re: what is the command

2002-09-21 Thread Ken Moffat
Ken Moffat wrote: > Leon A. Goldstein wrote: > >> >> Another useful recovery tool is BeOS. It takes little drive real estate >> and time to install, and its boot loader is nigh universal. > > > Is it available somewhere? I've always been curious about it. > Well... found a personal edition

Re: what is the command

2002-09-21 Thread Ken Moffat
Leon A. Goldstein wrote: > > Another useful recovery tool is BeOS. It takes little drive real estate > and time to install, and its boot loader is nigh universal. Is it available somewhere? I've always been curious about it. -- Ken Moffat [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___

Re: what is the command

2002-09-21 Thread Leon A. Goldstein
Keith Antoine wrote: > I keep losing the mbr with the testing etc that I have been doing, being that > I am a geriatric, saves on reinstalls. You're not the only one. I keep a WS 3.1 GRUB floppy next to my "lab rat" and use it frequently. The last opportunity was installing SuSE 8. YAST change

Re: what is the command

2002-09-21 Thread Keith Antoine
On Sun, 22 Sep 2002 03:33, Leon A. Goldstein wrote: > Keith Antoine asked inter alia: > > Also a grub boot floppy, need one of those too > > Take a look at the excellent SxS: > http://linux-sxs.org/grubflop.html Yeah, got there this morning and copied said document, but thanks anyway. I keep losi

Re: what is the command

2002-09-21 Thread Keith Antoine
On Sun, 22 Sep 2002 01:43, Leon A. Goldstein wrote: > Anita Lewis responded to Keith Antoine: > > On Sat, 21 Sep 2002 17:04:41 +1000, Keith Antoine wrote: > > > I cannot find the command that will rewrite the grub boot to the mbr, > > > did have it somewhere. Also a grub boot floppy, need one of t

Re: what is the command

2002-09-21 Thread Keith Antoine
On Sat, 21 Sep 2002 20:42, Anita Lewis wrote: > On Sat, 21 Sep 2002 17:04:41 +1000, Keith Antoine wrote: > > I cannot find the command that will rewrite the grub boot to the mbr, did > > have it somewhere. Also a grub boot floppy, need one of those too. > > grub-install I think. Try 'apropos grub

Re: what is the command

2002-09-21 Thread Leon A. Goldstein
Keith Antoine asked inter alia: > Also a grub boot floppy, need one of those too Take a look at the excellent SxS: http://linux-sxs.org/grubflop.html -- Leon A. Goldstein Powered by Libranet 1.9.1 Debian Linux System 5151 ___ Linux-users mailing lis

Re: what is the command

2002-09-21 Thread Leon A. Goldstein
Anita Lewis responded to Keith Antoine: > On Sat, 21 Sep 2002 17:04:41 +1000, Keith Antoine wrote: > > I cannot find the command that will rewrite the grub boot to the mbr, did have > > it somewhere. Also a grub boot floppy, need one of those too. > > grub-install I think. Try 'apropos grub' fo

Re: what is the command

2002-09-21 Thread Collins
On Sat, 21 Sep 2002 10:42:22 + (UTC) Anita Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 21 Sep 2002 17:04:41 +1000, Keith Antoine wrote: > > I cannot find the command that will rewrite the grub boot to the > > mbr, did have it somewhere. Also a grub boot floppy, need one of > > those too. > > g

Re: what is the command

2002-09-21 Thread Anita Lewis
On Sat, 21 Sep 2002 17:04:41 +1000, Keith Antoine wrote: > I cannot find the command that will rewrite the grub boot to the mbr, did have > it somewhere. Also a grub boot floppy, need one of those too. grub-install I think. Try 'apropos grub' for related stuff and then 'man' to look in more dep

what is the command

2002-09-20 Thread Keith Antoine
I cannot find the command that will rewrite the grub boot to the mbr, did have it somewhere. Also a grub boot floppy, need one of those too. -- Keith Antoine (GANDALF) aka 'skippy' 18 Arkana St, The Gap, Queensland 4061 Australia PH:61733002161 Retired Geriatric, Sometime Electronics Engineer, K