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Re: modifer fstab by mistake,can not boot debian



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On Wed, Nov 21, 2007 at 10:34:42PM -0800, Scarletdown wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-11-21 at 21:08 -0800, mond wrote:
> 
> > I dont know how to do now. I really have very important data from my
> > research on my pc. Is it possible to edit fstab or just boot to some
> > kind of basic system, so at least I can rescue my data?
> > 
> > Many thanks, I am having a tough thanksgiving now.
> 
> Sounds like a job for one of the live CD distros like Knoppix, Mepis,
> Damn Small Linux, Ubuntu, etc. 
> 
> Just boot up with a live CD (I'm assuming you have another working
> system you can use to download and burn the ISO to disk), and edit away.
> 
> 

Or he can just boot the Debian installer, hit Alt-Right and end up at a
(albeit, basic) TTY terminal. For something as simple as this mond
really doesn't have to go as far as the Ubuntu LiveCD.

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