[ltp] [OT] IBM Rescue and Recovery

Bret Comstock Waldow linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 27 Apr 2005 22:02:10 +1200


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On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:18, Jeffrey L. Taylor wrote:
> Quoting Kelvin KAN <kelvin@sgi.com>:
> [snip]
>
> > But be reminded that Restore will wipe out the entier drive content,
> > including the Linux partition.
>
> This has not been my experience.  At least on a T41 using restore from
> partition, not CD.  It re-installs in the first partition, so don't
> put Linux in /dev/hda1.

Information I have read, and tested, says recreating the installation from =
CDs=20
wipes the disk, recreating from the on-disk recovery software only wipes th=
e=20
first partition.

Regards,
Bret

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