Hey, People, Left for a bit, wasn't planning to have trouble, but... I'm running a dual boot system, and I went into configuration, and removed windows from the list. I'm not quite ready to take it off (but will when I install 8.2), but I don't want others accessing it as it's a security breech. I went into boot loader configuration, and selected "restore orginal defaults". windows was no longer on the "reboot" menu (but still on lilo menu) when I was booting linux, I got a kernal panic, root unable to mount on 3:09. attempted safe settings, which gives the same result. Using the CD (8.0 personal) and "rescue system" I'm able to get to a prompt, but I don't know what to do from there. Help? or failing that, is there any windows programs that will let me access the linux filesystem so I can backup my home directory (about 4 gigs, lots of .mp3's and .oggs), then I'll try to hold out till my copy of 8.2 comes along Joe -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .
Never mind. Solved. I inserted my CD, and told it to "update" the system Joe -- If you're not a little bit uncomfortable with your position, it isn't radical enough. How can you be TOO principled? Take the most extreme position you can -- you're claiming territory you won't have to fight for later, mostly with your "allies". -- L. Neil Smith nqs@cognisurf.com | Blog: http://tigger.tmcom.com/~josad/blogger.html
The 03.04.02 at 20:48, Joe Dufresne wrote:
Never mind. Solved. I inserted my CD, and told it to "update" the system
Probably and overkill: there should be an entry on the CD menu, under expert or somewhere, like "booting installed system". If that doesn't work, there is a "rescue system". If you wanted to secure your system, what you needed would be to add password entries for lilo or grub. I'm unsure, but maybe you can enable a pasword for windows boot. -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson
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