can i get redhat boot disk(without having redhat installed)
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Certainly the rescue mode in Mandrake doesn't ask for any passwords... not sure about the RH rescue mode, though. What kind of problems is he having? You could probably even boot from the Mandrake CD and fix the problems from there, depending on what the problems are, of course.
he forgot his password,
and his lilo prompt goes too fast for him to type 'linux single'
i tried mandrake rescue mode with my comp,
there was an option to mount my system,
and i cleared a user's password field in /etc/passwd to see if that will work.(which worked fine)
and i tried redhat 7.0 CD, it didn't have any option for mounting..
maybe it's because my system(mandy) is not recognized by redhat..
i looked at /dev .. there was no hd*..
rawrite .. will give me lilo prompt?
cause i tried 'dd', and it just provided kernel img without giving me lilo option..
well.. i think i just try it..my group(for school project) is using this comp as server.. so i can't just shut down many times..
kinda lost here- are u trying to create a bootdisk for mandrake or a bootdisk for RH? For mandrake, use its owni installation CD and then go into rescue mode. then create a bootdisk using this:
mkbootdisk --device /dev/fd0 2.x.x-x
(where 2.x.x.-x is the kernel version that is used by ML when in normal mode)
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