Hi, I finally Solved my lost bootable disk problem. I know - this is not the correct way, but it helped me in get going. Well, What I did was, I booted from the installation CD1 and at the menu, I pressed <ENTER> ( this is the installation/upgrade option.) In the screens that follow, I choose an "Upgrade" and continued. It "Upgraded" some packages. and then came the creation of bootable disk step. So, that how I solved the problem. I was able to boot frolm the floppy, and also did not loose any of my existing files and I lived happily ever after... I dont know what upgrade it did, but, FYI, I used the same installation CD while installing linux. Thanks Rajaram. -----Original Message----- From: Brad Bonkoski [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 4:27 PM To: Rajaram Subject: [Fwd: Lost bootable floppy disk....] Hello, What errors do you get when trying to mount it? Rajaram wrote: > Hi Brad, > I dont know if am able to boot into the my Hard disk's linux partition. > When I Use the installation CD and choose expert mode, then I get a "#" > prompt. I am unable to mount the hard disk partition. May be I was trying a > wrong command. Can anyone help.? > This is what I used in trying to mount my hard disk partition: > > mount -t ext2 /dev/hda3 /rescue > > PS: I have created a directory called /rescue - so, thats not a problem. > > Raj, > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brad Bonkoski [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 1:22 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Lost bootable floppy disk.... > > On many RedHat and RedHat dirvitive systems there is a utility included > called > "mkbootdisk" If you are still able to boot into your Linux partition then > you > should be able to utilize that utility and make it work. > If you cannot boot into your Linux partition, LILO problems perhaps, then > use a > standard boot image that can be gotten from Any Linux distro's website and > can > be written with rawrite in MSDOS, then when the prompt comes up type mount > root=/dev/hda1 (or whatever your root partition is) > HTH > -Brad > > Rajaram wrote: > > > Hi again., > > I tired the rawrite in DOSUTILS but its asking the source. Actually > > the source is in one of the partitions that I cannnot access in windows > or > > DOS. SO, I pointed at the boot.img file in the \images directory of the > > RED-HAt cd1. It created the Boot image. When I tried to boot from the > newly > > created floppy, I get the same installation message screen. I guess I > need > > the boot images that are there on one of my drives. > > How can I solve this catch 22 situ? > > > > Thax, > > Rajaram. > > > > Hi, Rajaram, > > Do you have MSDOS operating system? If you do, > > you can boot to MSDOS and put your CD into the CD-ROM. > > then: > > cd dosutils > > rawrite > > that's all. It will guide you how to make your boot disk. > > Good luck. > > > > At 2001-04-24 09:32:00 you wrote: > > >When I boot from the CD the same install screen comes up. When I choose > > >expert option , just a # prompt shows up and i am unable to access my > > >previous file system. How can I create the bootable disk from the prompt > > >that I get at the # prompt? > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Paul Anderson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 8:43 AM > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: Re: Lost bootable floppy disk.... > > > > > >You can boot from the CD just like you would a floppy. > > > > > >Paul Anderson > > > > > >Rajaram wrote: > > > > > >> Hi, > > >> this morning, I lost a bootable floppy disk. What should I do? > Please > > >help. I dont want to do a Re-Install. > > >> Thanks in advance, > > >> Raj. > > >> > > >> NetZero Platinum > > >> No Banner Ads and Unlimited Access > > >> Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! > > >> http://www.netzero.net > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Redhat-list mailing list > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Redhat-list mailing list > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > >NetZero Platinum > > >No Banner Ads and Unlimited Access > > >Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! > > >http://www.netzero.net > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Redhat-list mailing list > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > Regards, > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Redhat-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -----Original Message----- > > From: flyingserial [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 10:14 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: RE: Lost bootable floppy disk.... > > Importance: High > > > > << File: ATT00001.txt; charset = GB2312 >> > > > > NetZero Platinum > > No Banner Ads and Unlimited Access > > Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! > > http://www.netzero.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Redhat-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > NetZero Platinum > No Banner Ads and Unlimited Access > Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! > http://www.netzero.net > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- ********************************************************** * Brad Bonkoski tel. 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