Quoting Pol Hallen (boot@fuckaround.org): > Hi all :-) > > Is so useful use the option rescue root=/dev/hdX in old stable (woody) > > but in sarge i dont find this option. > > Why it isnt? Because it couldn't be re-added for sarge. However, this option now exists again in d-i etch beta releases which you can download from http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer Just boot the image with "rescue" and enjoy...