Hi,
I have decided to do a re-install since my kernel mishap.
I can get into my existing linux installation with the installation cd
#1 and 'rescue'. Once at a command prompt, I would like to copy the entire
/home/bill directory to /mnt/windows and then use it to re-establish my data
On Saturday 08 December 2001 04:48 pm, you wrote:
When I try a cp /home/bill /mnt/windows I continue to get a 'omitting
directory' message and only files in the root of the directory are copied.
Is there a way that I can copy the entire directory and maintain the
directory structure?
by
Erm.. I may be talking(writing) rubbish, but is it a good idea to copy your
home directory to a FAT partition? You will not be able to save the same
file permissions and ownership. When the files are copied back again it will
be a complete mish mash won't it?
If you can boot from floppy you
