Re: [newbie] Trashed Linux installation

1999-08-18 Thread John May
Tom's root boot disk is good,that is what I use. It has saved my neck a few times. * Original message from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] newbie@linux- mandrake.com On 17 Aug, Andy Goth wrote: What kind of errors are you getting? I got a bunch of I-node table

Re: [[newbie] Trashed Linux installation]

1999-08-17 Thread Michael Scottaline
Andy Goth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Saturday I meticulously installed Mandrake 6.0 (from the Cheap*Bytes CD). I examined each package and decided whether or not I needed it. I went back and forth through the list in order to come up with an installation that had everything I needed but nothing I

RE: [newbie] Trashed Linux installation

1999-08-17 Thread Joseph Gardner
:[newbie] Trashed Linux installation Saturday I meticulously installed Mandrake 6.0 (from the Cheap*Bytes CD). I examined each package and decided whether or not I needed it. I went back and forth through the list in order to come up with an installation that had everything I needed but nothing I didn't

Re: [newbie] Trashed Linux installation

1999-08-17 Thread Andy Goth
What kind of errors are you getting? I got a bunch of I-node table errors. Since I've been working on it (reinstallations), I don't have them anymore. I guess what I'm looking for is a way to boot from a floppy without depending on a wrecked installation. All I need to do is fix the disk.

Re: [newbie] Trashed Linux installation

1999-08-17 Thread mas9483
On 17 Aug, Andy Goth wrote: What kind of errors are you getting? I got a bunch of I-node table errors. Since I've been working on it (reinstallations), I don't have them anymore. I guess what I'm looking for is a way to boot from a floppy without depending on a wrecked installation.