login error

1999-05-22 Thread dan ilan
Shalom, i've created a dual boot/root disk and i have a problem logging-in: I get this error: invalid password for "UNKNOWN" on tty1 TIA, Danny Ilan ICQ 31119569 http://www.imagineradio.com/mymusiclisten.asp?name=danilan> __ Get

login to a ramdisk machine

1999-04-25 Thread dan ilan
Hi all, I've made a boot and root floppies for a ramdisk machine, (ie - not as a rescue disk but to install working linux on ram). My problem is that i can't login to the machine, since no user (including root) is defined. maybe you can help out how to add a user and a passwd to the root file sys

Problem with /root disk

1999-04-10 Thread dan ilan
Hi, can anyone help me with this one? I'm having problems creating a dual boot and root floppies. I use syslinux to create the /boot diskette, and it loads fine. The problem is that when i insert the /root diskette with a compressed file image, i get a VFS Error: can't mount root I use a syslinu

Re: Laptop Debian Installation

1999-04-10 Thread dan ilan
>To whom may be able to assist me, > >I am new to Unix and have just downloaded the Debian version of Linux. The >disks work on my desktop PII 350, but I am having trouble on my laptop (i386 >20MHz with 8MB of RAM). The boot floppy starts, loads the kernel, but right >after it recognizes my 6