From: fl0p+@andrew.cmu.edu (Frank T Lofaro) Subject: Re: Where can I find specs on rebuilding the partition table (SUCCESS!) Date: 7 May 1993 23:18:01 GMT
Excerpts from comp.os.linux: 7-May-93 Where can I find specs on r.. by
alann lopes@cogsci.ucsd.
> Dirk, I agree that I made several mistakes. Not making a copy of the MBR
> before embarking on the LILO installation was just one. I also had not
> read the LILO Docs, only the readme file. The reason I did not read them
> was because I could not find them in plain ASCII and did not have
> immediate access to PostScript printer. I strongly feel that an ASCII
> version of the Docs should be included in the archive. I guess the only
> problem I have with your comment is your tone in the last 2 sentences. I
> suppose you never void sanity checks. :)
Sometimes one *does* have to void sanity checks. I've heard claims
of mkfs erroneously not making partitons on /dev/hda5 or somesuch a
while back.