From: bobk@dogear.spk.wa.us (Bob Kirkpatrick) Subject: Re: Am I Dead? Erased Inittab Problem! Date: 14 Nov 1992 00:35:39 GMT
ktompkin@pilot.njin.net (Ken Tompkins) writes:
> In trying to install Steve Robbins gettyps203, I got into an endless uugetty
> loop. In my panic and with the screen rolling out of control, I either
> erased/mv-ed inittab. Now linux won't boot because it can't find
> inittab. Tell me that there is a way around this and that my linux hasn't
> died.
>
No, you aren't dead. Get Lu's rootdisk. You can boot that and then mount
your harddisk and then copy the inittab from the root disk to your etc
directory. Modify it for your system. halt and reboot, and you should be
back in business.
Lu's rootdisk is a GREAT thing to have for those 'OMIGAWD' type mistakes.
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Bob Kirkpatrick <bobk@dogear.spk.wa.us>
Dog Ear'd Systems of Spokane, WA