[NBLUG/talk] Need help with booting Linux system

[Todd Cary]

*If* it does not boot, in general, what kind of error am I most 
likely to receive?  Probably it is a dumb questions since there 
are so many possibilities.  Just showing my apprehension.

Todd

On 3/16/2011 11:12 AM, David Rosenstrauch wrote:
> On 03/16/2011 01:08 PM, Todd Cary wrote:
>> I did what probably rates as the dumbest thing possible with 
>> my Linux
>> server (Centos 4): deleted the boot files. However, I caught 
>> the error
>> *before* doing a reboot and found many (I hope all) of the 
>> files, but
>> due to my limited Linux admin experience, I have concern about 
>> rebooting
>> without having someone with more expertise than I have to be 
>> present at
>> that moment.
>>
>> I downloaded the latest version of Centos 4.8 and have it on 
>> disks, so
>> the repair program is present. This server is quite simple: 
>> just use it
>> to share images, test php applications and to ftp work to 
>> others. For
>> this reason, it only gets touched by me to back up data 
>> (unfortunately,
>> not the system) and to do yum updates. As a result, I do not have
>> occasion to use Linux often enough to keep my skill set up.
>>
>> For being here to help with the reboot, I am willing to pay 
>> someone...
>>
>> Todd
>>
>> Petaluma, CA
>
> I wouldn't stress too much about the reboot.  Keep a LiveCD 
> (such as SystemRescueCD) handy when you do the reboot, as well 
> as a CentOS CD. In the event of a boot problem, just boot into 
> SystemRescueCD, copy the needed files from off of the Centos 
> disk to your HD, and then try rebooting again.
>
> HTH,
>
> DR
>
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