On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:13:55 -0700 "high_desert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> <snip> > --> I restored a lilo like this (the # means a root console): > --> > --> #mount -o rw /dev/hda2 /mnt/hda2 > --> #mount -o bind /dev /mnt/hda2/dev > --> #chroot /mnt/hda2 > --> #mount /proc > --> #lilo > --> > --> This was on a Xandros so YMMV... Just replace hda2 with your > --> root partition. Also, if you have more than just one partition > --> for the system you might need to mount those as well. You will > --> need to, at least, have access to /etc and /sbin, but other > --> directories might be needed as well > --> > --> Andrei > <snip> > > Interesting. I don't pretend to understand chroot. I think I vaguely get > lilo, you rerun it to setup the config files btwn MBR and the kernel. > > Fortunately I got through the LILO-crash-rescue-HOWTO-1 without hosing or > losing anything (that I noticed so far.) This howto states that, "It is very > strongly recommended that you use chroot, instead of lilo -r, as it is more > convenient and can catch errors more easily." It hardly seems more > convenient, but I did it anyway. In your example above, what does the "mount > /proc" do? I'm assuming none of the ramdisk fstab edits are needed as the > chroot and the lilo commands simply use the existing correct lilo conf files > to reset/repair stuff? > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > I'm not sure if the 'mount /proc' is actually needed (by the way, calling it like this uses the existing fstab entry from inside the chroot) but without mounting /dev i got some weird error messages from lilo about raid (don't remember exactly). Editing fstab is actually not needed as you can mount any partition from the commandline. Just make sure you have the mountpoints (i had booted of Knoppix which creates them automagicaly) Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
