No, it is possible to recover from this, but the scope of this is somewhat
beyond what I can put in an e-mail. I think your best bet would be to find
a LUG (Linux user group, their listed on the www.linux.org web site) near
you and ask one of the local friendly geeks to help you out.
On Sun, 4 Mar 2001, Carl Foley wrote:
>
> so, i guess you will have to reinstall Linux and MAKE A BOOT DISK, this
> time. right?
>
> >From: "Bill Shirley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: RE: [newbie] help can't get back in
> >Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 00:57:46 -0500
> >
> >Can you boot from the install CD? Then type "rescue" with no quotes.
> >
> >Bill
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> >Michael Falzon
> > Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 2:18 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: [newbie] help can't get back in
> >
> >
> > Hi all
> > Just a quick one i had to reinstall windows ( have a guess why )
> >now it's kill my lilo and i can't get back in to mandrake and i don't have
> >a bootdisk for it :-<
> >
> > using mandrake 7.2
> >
> >
> > Michael Falzon
> > Last Of The BBs Sysop
> > Mozy's Swamp BBs & Red Dwarf BBs
> > http://mozysswamp.yi.org
> > Registered Linux user #204397
>
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