Re: (no subject)

[Deedra Waters <dmwaters@tampabay.rr.com>]

not using lilo, but that's another matter...  I had help installing  this,
so really have no rescue disks for it at all. have never made thsm.
honestly, if I got the disks off of the speakup sight I have no clue how
to make them anyway. that's why I'm asking for help because I have no clue
how to build them:p

On Tue, 30 Oct 2001, Kerry Hoath wrote:

> Why not use the Debian rescue disk set
> that you allready have as your rescue disks?
> Simply write out 2 disks the boot floppy (off the speakup site)
> and t he root floppy off the speakup site.
> Boot the set; switch disks when required and then alt-f2 into a shell.
> I have fixed lilo from here in the past; assuming you
> are using lilo to control what boots.
> 
> Regards, Kerry.
> On Mon, Oct 29, 2001 at 10:12:33AM -0500, Deedra Waters wrote:
> > 
> > That helps, but I still don't understand how to do it, where to find the
> > how-to, or what I'd need to get it back.
> > Basically what I need to do is format my windows partision and reinstall
> > because it's got a virus. once I do that I'll need a boot, or rescue disk
> > to get back into linux to fix the boot menu. but I don't know how to
> > create the disk with speakup built in.
> > 
> > On Mon, 29 Oct 2001, Steve Holmes wrote:
> > 
> > > Yes, just build a boot disk like normal; that is, compile the kernel like
> > > you may have done by new and place it on a disk formatted and set up for
> > > booting. Then mark this to load a second floppy which would contain your
> > > various utilities needed for a rescue disk set. I would look at the
> > > bootdisk-howto for all the gorry details. It goes into detail as to what
> > > to put on the bootdisk to make it work and how to create a rootdisk like
> > > the distro folks do. You could even come up with multiple utility disks
> > > for other rescue operations.
> > > 
> > > On Sun, 28 Oct 2001, Deedra Waters wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Is  there a way to make a rescue type disk with speakup built into it?
> > > > I'm using debian and need to make a disk like this.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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