Hi Yall & especially Doug & Pigeon,
thanx for the feedback guys :-)
Here is what I've done so far.
In re-installing XP, I used Partition Magic & this changed the order of /dev/hdax
I used Knoppix, to mount my hdd's, then my Tux Boot Floppy & edited the latters "syslinux.cfg", to point to the new root partition, in my case /dev/hda3...
Why, "rescue root=/dev/hda3" failed, I dunno.
Anyhow, that last piece of magic worked :-)
Now I get the following error message when re-running lilo....
<snip>
haralambos:/home/haralambos# lilo
Added Linux *
Skipping /vmlinuz.old
Fatal: First sector of /dev/hda3 doesn't have a valid boot signature
haralambos:/home/haralambos#
<snip>
How do I fix that mess?
My /boot is /dev/hda1 ????
*BFN*
Greek Geek :-)
Doug MacFarlane wrote:
I had a similar problem and never solved it. I posted to this group and
didn't get an answer. It sounds like you were running a pre-packaged kernel
version 2.4.something - at some point the pre-packaged kernels started using initrd
images to boot and I was never able to figure out how to boot via initrd
via the rescue floppy . . .
If you have a few hundred mb available to setup a partition, if you install
from a CD, you should be able to get LILO back, and then enter the proper
stanza for your full system. Then re-run LILO to get it running from your
full systems root partition with the initrd=/initrd.img directive.
Good luck.
madmac
On 22 Nov 2002, 10:27:25, Haralambos wrote:
I've tried rescue root=/dev/hda3 (this changed from the previous /dev/hda4)
I've tried going into ash, the Bourne shell clone & re-running lilo, only go get back "invalid argument."
But, but, there is a perfectly fine root partition @ /dev/hda3...!
I've tried the Tux installer, to re-run lilo, same "invalid argument...."
When I try to boot, with my boot floppy or was it rescue (?), anyways, error message reads "Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel."
Well, I am not panicking just yet (Kernel is-surely both panicking would be baaaad!), mild apprehension & some effects of sleep deprivation.....
*BFN*
Greek Geek :-)
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