Re: Boot to execute lilo

2004-01-23 Thread Jan Minar
On Fri, Jan 23, 2004 at 11:37:05AM +0100, Florian Sukup wrote: > On Tue, Jan 20, 2004 at 07:18:55PM +0100, Jan Minar wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 20, 2004 at 04:04:49PM +0100, Florian Sukup wrote: > > > > At the boot: prompt, try "linux single root=/dev/hda2" (replace "hd2" > > > > with the correct part

Re: Boot to execute lilo

2004-01-23 Thread Florian Sukup
On Tue, Jan 20, 2004 at 07:18:55PM +0100, Jan Minar wrote: > On Tue, Jan 20, 2004 at 04:04:49PM +0100, Florian Sukup wrote: > > > At the boot: prompt, try "linux single root=/dev/hda2" (replace "hd2" > > > with the correct partition for your root). > > > > This results in a kernel panic: > > cann

[SOLVED] Re: Boot to execute lilo

2004-01-20 Thread Jan Minar
On Tue, Jan 20, 2004 at 04:57:33PM +0100, Florian Sukup wrote: > > There was a similar question few days/weeks ago; the way I do it is to > > boot off an install cd, mount the system fs at /mnt/foo; and do chroot > > /mnt/foo. Then I can play with the system, as if I booted normally. > > The trick

Re: Boot to execute lilo

2004-01-20 Thread Jan Minar
On Tue, Jan 20, 2004 at 04:04:49PM +0100, Florian Sukup wrote: > > At the boot: prompt, try "linux single root=/dev/hda2" (replace "hd2" > > with the correct partition for your root). > > This results in a kernel panic: > cannot open device /dev/hda2. Read the original post again, more carefully

Re: Boot to execute lilo

2004-01-20 Thread Florian Sukup
> There was a similar question few days/weeks ago; the way I do it is to > boot off an install cd, mount the system fs at /mnt/foo; and do chroot > /mnt/foo. Then I can play with the system, as if I booted normally. > The tricky part is to resolve which partition your system resides on ;-) This w

Re: Boot to execute lilo

2004-01-20 Thread Florian Sukup
> else you'll have to get the Debian 1st Minimal cd to boot. > just use the cd and type rescue at the prompt. This is not working with the testing installation CD. 'rescue' is not allowed. Florian. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact

Re: Boot to execute lilo

2004-01-20 Thread Florian Sukup
> At the boot: prompt, try "linux single root=/dev/hda2" (replace "hd2" > with the correct partition for your root). This results in a kernel panic: cannot open device /dev/hda2. Florian. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL P

Re: Boot to execute lilo

2004-01-19 Thread Pedro M.
This is a good questions to be included in a FAQ . Perhaps in the Lilo HowTo ?? (http://www.tldp.org ). Regards. - Original Message - From: "Florian Sukup" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 7:52 PM Subject: Boot to exe

Re: Boot to execute lilo

2004-01-19 Thread Jan Minar
On Mon, Jan 19, 2004 at 07:52:27PM +0100, Florian Sukup wrote: > Now I just want to boot the installed Debian testing system to execute > lilo. How can I do this using an (unoffical) Debian testing install dvd? There was a similar question few days/weeks ago; the way I do it is to boot off an inst

Re: Boot to execute lilo

2004-01-19 Thread Kent West
Florian Sukup wrote: Hi I overwrote my MBR while installing another OS. Now I just want to boot the installed Debian testing system to execute lilo. How can I do this using an (unoffical) Debian testing install dvd? I have an old SuSE CD, where I have the option 'boot installed system', where I

Boot to execute lilo

2004-01-19 Thread Florian Sukup
Hi I overwrote my MBR while installing another OS. Now I just want to boot the installed Debian testing system to execute lilo. How can I do this using an (unoffical) Debian testing install dvd? I have an old SuSE CD, where I have the option 'boot installed system', where I could boot my system