* "Gudjon I. Gudjonsson" <gudjon@mc2.chalmers.se> [2007:10:02:05:20:25+0200] scribed: > Hi > It is also possible to use the install disk. You just stop after > detecting the hard disk (don't reformat it :) Then you do: > #mkdir /mnt > #mount /dev/sda1 /mnt > #chroot /mnt > and then you can do whatever you need to fix your system. > > Hope it helps > Gudjon Unfortunately, both systems on which I experienced such calamity ran lvm over software raid 5. In fact, both systems ran lilo, not grub; and everything was under lvm, including root and boot. Under these circumstances, there is specific configuration information missing, and that prevents the debian install cd, and knoppix, from being able to read my disks ;< When I started this thread, I was thinking about the olden days, when I (tried to remember to) ma[dk]e a boot floppy after each new kernel ;> Any other ideas? -- Best Regards, helices - Dare to fix things before they break . . . - Our capacity for understanding is inversely proportional to how much we think we know. The more I know, the more I know I don't know . . . --
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