Hi guys, I won't bore you with the details, but here's where i wound up: I need to have libsafe-1.3 installed, and i accidentaly uninstalled/upgraded it. I have 2.0 installed, but that doesn't work if 1.3 isn't there too. So right now i can run almost no commands (no ls, etc) - oddly enough, rpm works just fine, as does cd and tab completion! Anyway, everything else under the sun seems to depend on my libsafe library, and it won't boot without it. Right now my computer is sitting at home in "rescue" mode. I booted from the 7.2 cdrom and went into rescue mode. I mounted the / partition, which has /lib which is where libsafe-1.3 needs to go. Here's the thing that stikes me as odd: *I can mount everything EXCEPT the cdrom*, which is what has the libsafe-1.3 rpm on it!! I just gave my test box away so i don't have it to help me - however it doesn't have libsafe on it anyways! And, needless to say, it works just fine without it. Anyway, here's how i think you can most immediately help me: 1. send me a copy of your /lib/libsafe-1.3*.so file. If i can put it to floppy and take it to my place then i can just copy the file into place. Then i will be able to boot up and rpm it properly. I have just downloaded the binary & source rpms onto floppy but i'm not certain if it will let me install them onto a random partition. (I guess i could install it on the ramdisk(?) and then copy the file over). 2. tell me how can i get at the files that are on the same cd as i just booted from?? 3. suggest any other things i can do. Clearly i have a few options left that i can try before i "need" your help, but i might as well ask now, while i'm at a computer that's working. (yeah i'll have to plug in my windows box when i get home if i don't get it working right away). Thanks a lot guys, j __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/
