Re: [PLUG] restoring from a backup tape....

[morgan <morgan@morganjones.org>]

George/Andy,

I have both Redhat 7.2 CDs.  I can make one or both available if you 
need it.

-morgan



Andrew Libby wrote:
> I just went through my old CDs and I have the 2nd disk (of 2), but I
> seem to be missing the first. 
>
> Andy
>
>
>
>
> Andrew Libby wrote:
>
> > Hi George,
> >
> > You're best bet is to track down 7.2 cds.  But I think the big problem
> > that you encountered is that your boot loader is looking for a newer kernel.
> > This newer kernel was overwritten, or has had it's world changed enough so
> > that it can't boot.  I'd try booting from a cd to a shell, mounting the
> > system up and installing the boot loader on to the MBR with the
> > correct configuration.  The directions to do this will differ depending
> > on the boot loader.  The two most common loaders are grub and lilo.
> > You should be able to tell based on the boot loader prompt.
> >
> > I'll look around/ ask around to see if I can track down 7.2 isos.  If I'm
> > able I'll try to make them available for you.
> >
> > Good luck.
> >
> > Andy
> >
> >
> >
> > George Gallen wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> > > ok.
> > >
> > > I have a backup tape of the 7.2 system.
> > >
> > > last night I tried doing an install of 8.0, then went into single user
> > > and
> > > did a full restore from tape of / (which kind of co-mingled 8.0 with
> > > the 7.2)
> > >
> > > Did a reboot, the 8.0 boot choices came up, and it hung during
> > > initialization.
> > >
> > > How would one do a restore, if you don't have the 7.2 CD's anymore?
> > >
> > > George
> > >
> > > *George Gallen*
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> > >
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