Rob Weir [debian-user] <13/11/02 18:57 +1100>: > On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 04:47:30PM -0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > I have the 2 official debian 3.0 installation CDs with the rescue > > stuff. I wonder if it's possible to boot with them without defining & > > mounting a real hd partition but using only the memory (I've 256 MB of > > memory). I didn't find any of the kind in the documentation in the > > CDs. If it is possible, a straightforward explanation about how to. > > You can certainly boot from the CDs without a HD. You want to install > into a RAM disk? That seems kind of pointless, but it can be done. > Maybe what you really want is Knoppix. I imagine the homepage is > http://knoppix.org/, but I'm not sure. > > -rob
Well Rob, It happened to me that booting from CD and giving the root=/dev/hda1 option my system was unable to start because of corrupted files/directories. Using a RedHat 7.2 CD booting into a RAM Disk a could mount my /dev/hda1 partition, fix the faulty files, chroot to it, run lilo, and boot my Debian 3.0 again... Vittorio -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
