I am always optimistic...
try this: find your lilo boot floppy, when it starts put
"boot=/dev/hdxn" where x is the hd and n the partition of your "old"
root when (if? ;-), ah ...so much possibilities, so little time...)
it boot/mount edit /etc/lilo.conf so it don't try to mount your messed
partition...
I'm not a expert, but I would try this :-)
If it works, tell us... I need to write a recipe book for linux voodoo :-)
good luck!
orlando
Randy Kramer wrote:
> I was going to ask about doing this first, but I decided to try it, and
> looks like I got in trouble.
>
> What I tried to do:
>
> I had a FAT32 partition that I wanted to convert to ext2fs. Started
> HardDrake, found the partition, switched to expert mode, fooled around,
> trying to format and change type, eventually deleted, created a new
> partition, type ext2fs, could not format, saw a message that said I had
> to reboot before being able to format (can't quote exactly). Rebooted.
>
> The problem:
>
> The system won't boot.
>
> Comes up with messages:
>
> "The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2
> filesystem. ... you might try running e2fsck with an alternate
> superblock:
> e2fsck -b 8193 <device>
