tim. a way to mount the root partition is to do it from the lilo prompt that first comes up when you boot your system. when you get to your login prompt, login as root, and then worry about lilo. On Mon, 24 Sep 2001, Tim Burgess wrote: > Hi, > > I've created a boot disk and a root disk and they work with speech, but I > don't know how to mount my hard drive so I can get access to the files. I > though it was: > > mount / /dev/hda1 > > but this doesn't work. Can anybody point me at what I'm doing wrong? > > Cheers. > > Tim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Shaun Oliver > Sent: 24 September 2001 14:51 > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > Subject: RE: kernel compile gone wrong. > > > well for starters, if you have a boot disk for your original kernel, I > suggest you run it and boot your linux that way. > then carefully look over your /etc/lilo.conf and make the appropriate > changes. > then once you're done, type lilo to reread the configuration file and then > reboot. > if all goes well, you'll have yourself a nice shiny new linux kernel to > play with. > > Shaun.. > > > > On Mon, 24 Sep 2001, Tim Burgess wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I got a good kernel compile out of 2.4.6 and SpeakUp 0.10a.tar.gz then > blew > > it all by getting my lilo.conf entry wrong, I think. I'm now stuck until > I > > can borrow some eyeballs to see if I can retrieve the situation. > > > > In the meantime, thanks to all of you who have gritted your teeth at my > > incompetence so far. > > > > Tim > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca > > [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of William F. Acker > > WB2FLW +1-303-777-8123 > > Sent: 23 September 2001 21:18 > > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > Subject: RE: kernel compile gone wrong. > > > > > > Hi, Tim, > > > > I have a patch for 2.4 kernels made from the 20010917 CVS snapshot of > > Speakup. I can make a 2.2 version if you need it. Just say the word and > > I'll send it off. > > > > > > > > > > HTH. > > Bill in Denver > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
