Have you tried at boot up to run linux single?. That should get you started.
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De: Dave [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Date: vendredi 13 avril 2001 07:08
> À: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Objet: [newbie] boot error
>
> Well, I blew it. I installed Cygnus GnuPro Dev Kit on my system, and now
> it
> won't boot! Here's the actual situation: After installation of the
> software, I had to modify a couple of environment variables. I added an
> entry to the /etc/ld.so.preload file (I had to create the file first),
> but
> unfortunately, I must have mistyped the path to the file, because now I
> get
> an error that lists the path to the file, and then says "No such file
> exists". This is during boot-up, and then the system hangs!
>
> I tried to boot from the emergency diskette, but it still hung at the same
>
> point.
>
> Can anyone tell me how to get my system to do some sort of minimal boot so
>
> as to avoid this error, and allow me to fix my mistake?
>
> Dave
>
> "...[W]e preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and
> foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews
> and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God."
> (1 Cor 1:23-24)
>