[NTLUG:Discuss] XP and FC3 rescued

[Robert Citek]

John K. Taber wrote:
> Thanks to the advice from NTLUG I rescued XP and reinstalled grub
> successfully. 
> 
> I used the FC3 rescue CD instead of the 1st install CD.
> 
> Also, I had to punt on how to quit rescue once grub was restored. Some
> of us are not that handy with the Linux command line mode. I noticed
> that most of the grub reinstall procedures from Google search do not
> tell the newbie how to quit. 
> 
> "shutdown" followed by "exit" seemed to work. I think it is a good idea
> to tell people:
> 
> 1. 	How to start
> 2-n 	Steps to perform
> n+1 	How to quit
> 
> The last may be so obvious it is easy to overlook.

You may also want to consider obtaining a copy of Knoppix.  Lots of good
material, both on-line and printed, for using Knoppix.  For example, see
chapter 17 of "Knoppix for Dummies", chapter 6 from "Knoppix Hacks", or
part II in "Hacking Knoppix."  Each of those deals with repairing Linux
using the Knoppix live CD.

Also, the latest Knoppix (5.1.1) supports write access to NTFS
filesystems.  Pretty nice if you have to edit, for example, the boot.ini.

http://knoppix.net/get.php

Regards,
- Robert