Re: adding a hdd == huge nightmare

From: Andrew (andkore_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/08/05 

Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2005 01:41:05 GMT

On Sun, 07 Aug 2005 20:35:59 -0500, Bit Twister wrote:

> On Mon, 08 Aug 2005 01:27:05 GMT, Andrew wrote:
>
>> Hey, thanks for the quick response. Heh, yeah, i think the jumper's
>> weren't set right. I can backup... I was just trying to fix this. "Cause
>> *everything* works except stuff that relies on root. And i can't log in to
>> root.
>> Any ideas on how to fix it? Or is this a lost cause?
>
> Please read http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> Always provide distribution, release,
> It could help you get better answers.
>
> My distro, Mandrivalinux, has a rescue mode on cd 1.
>
> Another option, download/burn a knoppix cd. That will get you a linux
> rescue method.
>
> http://source.rfc822.org/pub/mirror/knoppix/
eh what? I use slackware, i have a livecd... I fail to see relevance. i
was asking what might be wrong... Not how to boot from a livecd. (are you
on IRC etc?, that might be easier than this...)

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