F-9 rescue disk?

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

Bob Goodwin wrote:
> Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
>> Bob Goodwin wrote:
>>  
>>> Tim wrote:
>>>    
>>>> If I recall correctly, the Live CD is already usable as a rescue disc,
>>>> just choose the appropriate option when you boot.  Check the notes
>>>> to be
>>>> sure.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> No, if that should work then nothing will I guess?
>>>
>>> It begins to boot but shows a mess of permission errors and then " init:
>>> tty5 respawning too fast, stopped"  and that's all she wrote!
>>>
>>> I've probably lost it ...
>>>
>>> Maybe I should try the F-10 Lice CD since it was in the process of
>>> changing things over?
>>>
>>> The live CD will boot the computer if I let it go but then I don't know
>>> how to get on the original files on my hard drives?  I've never been
>>> confronted with this problem until now.
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>>>     
>> Dumb question - how are you booting into the rescue mode? (The steps
>> you are taking - not just boot from live CD.)
>>
>> Mikkel
>>   
> The Live CD presents a normal grub screen when you hit enter and offers
> several options, boot from local drive, seems appropriate.  That
> produces the same result as if I just let the boot proceed normally
> without the CD.  I get a raft of errors and it finally gives up and says
> stopped.
> 
> Bob
> 
Ah - that is the problem - you are not booting into the rescue mode.
You are booting the same way as if you had booted from the hard
drive. Try entering "linux rescue" at the Grub prompt. (I normally
the DVD image or the boot image off the DVD, so there may be an
extra step when using the Live CD to get the Grub prompt, or a
rescue option on the Grub menu.)

Mikkel
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