Re: [LUG] BOOT DISKS

[Andrew Rogers <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

paul wrote:

> I have just reinstalled windows (Tib sun still won't patch and it crashed 3
> times on loading) and neet to get back into Linux in order to restore the
> Lilo boot loader,  I got a boot disk which I thought would boot into Linux
> but it does not,  I get the menu that u get when u boot a suse cdrom, what
> do i type at the boot prompt,  i am sure that the /boot part is on my
> primary slave which is /hdb1/
> but whats the rest of the path.
>
> thanks, I know this is really basic, so apologies in advance.
>
> Paul
>
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I'm not familiar with the suse boot loader so you may wish to wait for a 
better answer from someone else, but I'll try. If you have the boot 
command prompt try:

linux root=/dev/hdb1

linux may vary, check with what's in the menu.

HTH

Regards
Andrew


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