Re: Installing FC4 over FC1 with forgotten password
From: Aaron Gray (angray_at_beeb.net)
Date: 06/19/05
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Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 21:23:31 +0100
>>> A bit of a problem here. I have a machine with FC1 on but the
>>> password is unknown. I want to install FC4 over it. It has GRUB and
>>> also a Windows partition which I would like to keep.
>>>
>>> I have tried the FC rescue disk and am able to access FC1 as
>>> /mnt/sysimage. chroot produces a segmentation fault.
>
> No need to boot with the rescue disk or in rescue more, just boot into
> runlevel 1 and fix the password problem, use google for the details.
>
> Hint; recover from lost password
I'll look into that just out of interest now :)
>> Okay I have scrubbed the harddisk (including Windows) and am starting
>> from scratch.
>>
>> Unfortunately my HP laptop does not boot from DVD so got to download
>> and make up some CD's :(
>
> Why??? http://linux.simple.be/tools/sbm
No floppy drive !
> If your laptop does not boot from the DVD most likely it will not boot
> from the CD either. Depending on the laptop BIOS and/or the CD/DVD
> devices firmware boot from a non-floppy emulation type CD/DVD disc may
> not be possible.
CD booted fine.
I now have a FC4 HP ze4427 laptop, with no Windows :)
Aaron
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