Ron Stodden wrote:
> Buchan Milne wrote:
> >>Using the rescue mode of CD1 remains the only way to recover from an
> >>unbootable (lilo, grub, XOSL, etc.) system. hd or network installed
> >>systems do not have any CDs, nor can they be made with mkcd on an
> >>unbootable system. Catch 22?
> > Pray tell us where that is so unmissably documented that I must have
> missed it ...
> No mention of a �rescue� operation appears anywhere in the Info (F1) or
> Advanced Info (F2) on a hd.img floppy.
Methinks you should take another look at help.msg (F1) on your hd.img floppy.
Welcome to Mandrake Linux install help
In most cases, the best way to get started is to simply press the <Enter> key.
If you experience problems with standard install, try one of the following
install types (type the highlighted text and press <Enter>):
o vgalo for low resolution graphical installation.
o text for text installation instead of the graphical one.
o linux for standard graphical installation at normal resolution.
o expert for expert graphical installation at normal resolution.
To use this CD to repair an already installed system type rescue
followed by <Enter>.
You can also pass some <specific kernel options> to the Linux kernel.
For example, try linux mem=128M if your system has 128Mb of RAM but the kernel
does not detect it correctly.
NOTE: You cannot pass options to modules (SCSI, ethernet card) or devices
such as CD-ROM drives in this way. If you need to do so, use expert mode.
[F1-Help] [F2-Advanced Help] [F3-Main]
'Tis not exactly how/where I would expect to see it, but "rescue" IS
there. I used it less than a month ago for 9.1.
OTOH, not being able to make a standard boot floppy is a serious
handicap to those who for whatever reason can't or don't boot from
the HD, and don't have CDRW or don't want to boot from CD each time.
I see a 'kernel memory freed' statement of nearly 200K on every boot.
It seems there ought to be a streamlined way to compile a kernel that
would not produce that result, with the result that a boot floppy
could easily be produced to fit in 1440K space.
--
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom...."
Proverbs 9:10 NIV
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Felix Miata *** http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/
