* Carlos E. R. <robin1.listas@tiscali.es> [09-29-02 09:27]:
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If the hard disk fails, the simplest thing to fail would be the partition table. You can check that just by trying to use fdisk on it (without writing). It is easy to reconstruct if you have a printed copy, horrible otherwise. There is a program in linux that can guess them (gpart), but you need a running linux to use it - I don't think it is on the rescue cd.
[ smip ] You can make a complete, fully cd contained, CD bootable linux system with Knoppix. Download KNOPPIX_V3.1-22-09-2002-EN.iso from http://knoppix.linuxtag.org and burn a cd. Any other programs that you require (ie. gpart) may be placed on a floppy, which knoppix will access. good luck -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org