Thanks Javier.. .I downloaded the iso image but it turns out that my disk copy software has disappeared mysteriously.. I wonder if Panther had something to do with it since I don't remember deleting it.. and it should install by default when OS X is installed/upgraded.. but it wasn't.. luckily I have Roxio toast so I'm burning it now.. will send an update once the whole process is done.. thanks a lot!
nirmal On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 21:06:49 +1100, "J. Javier Maestro" wrote: > Hi Nirmal, > > The other day I was playing around with a binary that needed some > version of ld-XXX.so, and I deleted the symbolic link to it, rendering > my system unuseable (heh, my stupidity is sooo great 8-) > > Anyways, I booted in MacOSX, downloaded the first Debian CD, and burnt > it with no problems using the nifty tool... what is it called? Mmmm, > Disk Burn or something... anyways, it comes default in MacOSX. The OS > recognizes the file as an ISO image, and asks you to mount it (loop > mount) or to burn it. Just put a blank CD in the burner, and say burn, > it should be done in 10-15 min. > > Then, reboot, and remember to hold the keys for CDRom boot (Alt+Apple+C > is I recall correctly, people correct me if I'm wrong), since you said > you have no bootloader, thus, no menu will come up with the CD option... > > When booting, go through the normal Debian Installation, selecting > keyboard language, and when all the actions menu comes up, you can > change into a root terminal on F2. > > There, you have to mount the / partition. I recommend you to do it under > /target (at this point of the "installation process", nothing should be > mounted in that dir, check it just in case): > > mount /dev/hdaX /target > > Hopefully, you will be able to run ybin and fix it there. > > Cheers, > > -- > J. Javier Maestro > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://rigel.homelinux.com > > > On Nov Tue 11 2003 04:33, Nirmal Govind wrote: > > Hi.. I just upgraded to OS X.3 and looks like the installer wiped the boot > > loader... so I don't get the dual boot option anymore.. I don't have the debian > > install cd with me either.. is there any way of booting into the linux > > partition so that I can rerun ybin and setup yaboot again without the CD? I'm > > downloading the first CD's iso image onto my OSX partition but am not sure if I > > can burn iso images from OSX.. Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Please cc me on the reply... > > > > Thanks, > > nirmal > >
