Re: [CentOS] How does Linux Repair actually work

2011-03-24 Thread Simon Matter
Thanks to the help of folks on this forum, I now have my Centos 4 box up and working, however I do have a question on how the repair actually worked. After starting the Linux Repair, the process found my installed Linux. Some of you will remember that I had accidentally erased the /boot

Re: [CentOS] How does Linux Repair actually work

2011-03-24 Thread Les Mikesell
On 3/24/11 2:59 AM, Simon Matter wrote: Thanks to the help of folks on this forum, I now have my Centos 4 box up and working, however I do have a question on how the repair actually worked. After starting the Linux Repair, the process found my installed Linux. Some of you will remember that

Re: [CentOS] How does Linux Repair actually work

2011-03-24 Thread Brunner, Brian T.
centos-boun...@centos.org wrote: Thanks to the help of folks on this forum, I now have my Centos 4 box up and working, however I do have a question on how the repair actually worked. After starting the Linux Repair, the process found my installed Linux. Some of you will remember that I had

Re: [CentOS] How does Linux Repair actually work

2011-03-24 Thread Todd Cary
I was hesitant to congratulate myself on restoring /boot and /boot/grub *if* linux-rescue had done it. So, with the help of this forum I did get things back in order other than updating the MBR, and that was done by linux-rescue. Onward...and again, thank you. Todd P.S. I would download SL6

Re: [CentOS] How does Linux Repair actually work

2011-03-24 Thread Brunner, Brian T.
centos-boun...@centos.org wrote: I was hesitant to congratulate myself on restoring /boot and /boot/grub *if* linux-rescue had done it. So, with the help of this forum I did get things back in order other than updating the MBR, and that was done by linux-rescue. Onward...and again, thank

Re: [CentOS] How does Linux Repair actually work

2011-03-24 Thread Rajagopal Swaminathan
Greetings, Grab SL6 (two DVDs) Sacrilege! This will make sense to only all IT (not income tax, stupid) professionals : use Centos 5 or wait for centos 6 . Don't leave Centos if you care for your life for next 3 years. and then you have a choice of whatever that is virus infectable, hence

Re: [CentOS] How does Linux Repair actually work

2011-03-24 Thread David Brian Chait
Sacrilege! This will make sense to only all IT (not income tax, stupid) professionals : use Centos 5 or wait for centos 6 . Exactly right, most orgs are not clamoring for 6 right now. Very few people would put their environments at risk just to play with the newest toy on the block. Centos

Re: [CentOS] How does Linux Repair actually work

2011-03-24 Thread Todd Cary
On 3/24/2011 10:30 AM, David Brian Chait wrote: Sacrilege! This will make sense to only all IT (not income tax, stupid) professionals : use Centos 5 or wait for centos 6 . Exactly right, most orgs are not clamoring for 6 right now. Very few people would put their environments at risk just

Re: [CentOS] How does Linux Repair actually work

2011-03-24 Thread Rajagopal Swaminathan
Greetings, On 3/24/11, Rajagopal Swaminathan raju.rajs...@gmail.com wrote: Don't leave Centos if you care for your life for next 3 years. A small correction Don't leave your Centos (laptop/phone/anywhere) if you care for your life at least upto 2020 -- have a 20:20 vision for a change Rest,

[CentOS] How does Linux Repair actually work

2011-03-23 Thread Todd Cary
Thanks to the help of folks on this forum, I now have my Centos 4 box up and working, however I do have a question on how the repair actually worked. After starting the Linux Repair, the process found my installed Linux. Some of you will remember that I had accidentally erased the /boot and

Re: [CentOS] How does Linux Repair actually work

2011-03-23 Thread Nico Kadel-Garcia
On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 6:34 PM, Todd Cary t...@aristesoftware.com wrote: Thanks to the help of folks on this forum, I now have my Centos 4 box up and working, however I do have a question on how the repair actually worked. After starting the Linux Repair, the process found my installed Linux.