OOPs AT&Ts

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Wed Feb 10 13:51:19 1999

Brian,

  Did you forget to send the rescue disks? I never got them. I bought
three more 7300s with manuals and disks yesterday. One is a basket case,
one has power but won't boot and the other works but I can't get into it
even with the diagnostics disk. I got into the 3B1 that I have by using
INSTALL but install and tutor don't work on the new one. The previous owner
has forgotten his user name and password. If you can send me a rescue disk
so that I can get into this one I'd appreciate it.

   Joe

At 11:18 AM 2/25/98 -0600, you wrote:
>In message <3.0.1.16.19980221112523.480f6ac8_at_intellistar.net>,
rigdonj_at_intellis
>tar.net writes:
>>Brian,
>>
>> Thanks for all the suggestions, I'll try them. I bought the 7300 at a
>>trift store so I don't have any of the disks or documentation or know any
>>of the account names. I expect a rescue disk may be required. hint! hint!
>
>Ok, just send me your mailing address and I'll send you a copy. It's
>really two disks, one with the same kernel version as you have (3.51)
>and on with a stand-alone floppy file system with just a few programs
>also from a 3.51 system. You boot off the one and then it will ask
>for you to insert the root file system. Once you insert that disk and
>hit return, you'll get a single user root prompt after a few seconds.
>Then you can mount the hard drive:
>/etc/mount /dev/fp002 /mnt
>and edit the password file:
>ed /mnt/etc/passwd
>Once you're done, unmount the hard drive:
>/etc/umount /dev/fp002
>and you can reboot.
>
>> Thanks for the URL of your webpage I certainly check it out.
>
>Hope it's useful.
>
>Brian
>
Received on Wed Feb 10 1999 - 13:51:19 GMT

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