Seth Zirin grabbed a keyboard and wrote:
>
> On Tue, 2002-11-12 at 15:03, David Guntner wrote:
> >
> > By "disk 1," are you referring to CD number 1? If so, are you saying that
> > you can boot from it in a way which *doesn't* start the installer? :-)
>
> He is suggesting that you can boot from Install CD #1, hit the function
> key for more options (F1?) and then type "rescue<cr>" to boot into
> rescue mode. From here you should be able to run fdisk to repartition
> the disk, mount/umount filesystems or (hint) have catastrophic accidents
> that result in staggering amounts of lost data.
:-) Agreed. Fortunately, that's why I have a tape drive in my computer,
which has a tape in it with a *very* current backup - just in case.
> Good luck, and backup important data first.
That's a lesson I learned long ago - the hard way. Today, you're preaching
to the choir. :-)
--Dave
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