Chris Wakefield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Greetings x86_64 users.
>
> I'm trying to boot to my x86_64 debian install on /dev/hde11.... I am
> wanting a simple way to boot from the mini.iso (netboot.img??) or the
> "debian from scratch" iso or some such image.
> With the old 32 bit debian rescue floppy, I used to be able to use:
> rescue root=/dev/hdxx .....
> I've tried grub every which way I can think of, but despite what
> *everybuddy* says about grub, I find it very fussy and annoying to
> use, .... but I'm unwilling to go back to lilo at this time, other
> than lilo on a floppy or whatever.
>
> I've tried chroot from suse x86_64 9.1, but I've got some
> Nvidia/XFree86 weirdness preventing console access....<CTRL-ALT-F!,
> etc>
>
> Can someone post some steps with one of these boot.cd's or, some other
> image, to enable me to boot to /dev/hde11?
>
> Thanks,
> Chris. W.
Boot the installer and let it run until it asks you a question (should
be partitioning or network). Press ESC or hit cancel till you are at
the main menu. Start a shell.
Alternatively press Alt-F2 for the 2nd console.
With sarge all debian kernels are totaly modular, no more build in
stuff like woody had for disks. That means you can never ever do
anything with the kernel without its initrd, root=... or init=/bin/sh
doesn't work like before.
MfG
Goswin
