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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Julian Hall wrote: > Neil Stone wrote: >>> (see, i can make helpful posts from time to time) > Yes you do! :) Thanks Neil. My major problem at this point is that I > don't seem able to get write access to the partition hda8 (where > Xandros is installed). I know how to edit the lilo.conf and what > needs to go into it now. I got in using Knoppix 3.4 but had no write > access. Then I tried booting the system and pressing TAB to get to > the boot prompt. However as there is only one label in the current > lilo config that's *another* problem I hit. I decided to *try* > 'Windows_XP root=/dev/hda8' (I can't do any worse than I'm doing) to > see if that would at least boot into the right partition. > > In its' less than infinite wisdom LILO made the label for Windows XP > with the ® symbol, and I'm damned if I can get that entered in the shell. > > > *scratching head* > > Julian mount -t ext2(or 3) -o remount,rw /dev/hda8 /wherever - -- Neil Stone Systems Administrator FlashTek UK - -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GIT d+(++) s: a-(?) C++++(--) UL++++$ P+ L+++ E- W+++ N+ o+ w--- O M PS+ Y+ PGP++ t+ 5+ X+ R+ tv+ b- DI++ D+++ G e h--- r+++ y++++(**) - -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK----- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEYs/Gz3Av8JKgzxQRAoMkAJwOEfOZ5JCP941gQMzw0hKrvzH1tgCeI3qp lGFDo2kVE6PbTvOegF+QpKg= =IM+O -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe. FAQ: www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html