I was hesitant to congratulate myself on restoring /boot and /boot/grub *if* linux-rescue had done it. So, with the help of this forum I did get things back in order other than updating the MBR, and that was done by linux-rescue. Onward...and again, thank you. Todd P.S. I would download SL6 if it was not for the fact that I live out here with cows as my pets, so downloading is an all day affair...I have the 7 disks in hand. On 3/24/2011 6:49 AM, Brunner, Brian T. wrote: > centos-bounces at centos.org wrote: >> Thanks to the help of folks on this forum, I now have my >> Centos 4 box up and working, however I do have a question on >> how the repair actually worked. >> >> After starting the Linux Repair, the process "found my >> installed Linux". Some of you will remember that I had >> accidentally erased the /boot and /boot/grub directories, but >> I had most of the files saved (not the symbolic links) and >> put them back into the directories *and* I did run a rpm reinstall. > The boot partition was still there, and its files in its trash > directory, or the entire boot directory was in the '/' trash along with > all the contents thereof. Putting the files (or dir and files) back was > what you did by hand. > >> When Linux Repair "found the installed Linux", did it create >> a new /boot and /boot/grub *or* did it just use what I had put there? > I understood that you understood that you were de-trashing your old boot > directory contents, yes? > >> [I am now downloading Centos 5.5 which I'll install on a new >> drive and then face the challenges of moving my backup data >> to the new OS] >> >> Todd > Grab SL6 (two DVDs) and make 1 install instead of 1 install and 1 or 2 > upgrades. > > Insert spiffy .sig here: > Life is complex: it has both real and imaginary parts. > > //me > ******************************************************************* > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom > they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please > notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this > email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. > www.Hubbell.com - Hubbell Incorporated** > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > -- Ariste Software Petaluma, CA 94952 http://www.aristesoftware.com