Re: correct files
also sprach Robert Tucker (on Fri, 02 Mar 2001 05:41:24AM -0800):
> After reading the above ref. I am curious as to getting on-line
> after I boot into Linux. Do I need to have some files available
> beyond rescue.bin and root.bin? dbootstrap is mentioned as the
> program to use to continue installing. Do I need this file or is it
> part of the two previously mentioned files? Do I need a copy of
> fdisk or is it contained within rescue or root? Do I need the
depends on your network card and/or how you access the web. i myself
have never used the boot disk set because i always had the cds, but i
think debian's pretty good about making an FTP install really easy.
> base-x.bin files? AND... Can I download the files to my current C:
> drive, replace the C: drive with a new hard drive as C: and then
> plug the old C: back into the system a D: drive and access it and
> the files it contains?
first of all, forget the C: and D: windoze stuff. IDE harddisks in
linux are /dev/hda (primary master), /dev/hdb (primary slave),
/dev/hdc (secondary master), and /dev/hdd (secondary slave). to answer
your question: of course you can. leave the old drive out as long as
you are doing weird stuff with the new drive, and once it's back and
running, then proceed to put the old drive in on the secondary channel
(or as a slave), add entries similar to the /etc/fstab file on the old
harddrive to the new /etc/fstab file, properly changing the partition
name with respect to the third character: a, b, c, or d. create a
directory /like /root/old and then set this to be the mount point of
the old root. mount all other partitions as children of /root/old, and
you should be all set.
if i were where you are i'd tell you to bribe me with a beer and i'd
show you. it's a whole lot of theory that needs to be understood
first. but once you get the hang, well, you got the hang!
do you have means of accessing the web / this mailing list even if you
were to completely screw over your system?
martin
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