How to interrupt the boot process?

1996-10-13 Thread Toni Mueller
Hello all, I just made a *BIG* mistake on my Debian Linux box resulting in not being able to boot that machine anymore... Some problems with lilo and a custom kernel not finding his modules (that also claim to have unresolved symbols). The machine boots until it hangs when trying to access

Re: How to interrupt the boot process?

1996-10-13 Thread Stoyan Kenderov
Hi Toni, there may have been much more profound answers to your questions, bu t in case, there were none, here is what I do when in trouble: Now I have some questions: - How can I stop the boot process half-way to get a single-user root shell? At the beginning, just after your POST

Re: How to interrupt the boot process?

1996-10-13 Thread Dominik Kubla
If you are using a boot loader like lilo/syslinux that is simple: just pass the '-b' switch to the kernel. Eg: LILO: vmlinux -b -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- The text above represents my personal opinion and does not represent the official

Re: How to interrupt the boot process?

1996-10-13 Thread Philippe Troin
On Sun, 13 Oct 1996 11:23:52 +0200 Toni Mueller ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: - How can I stop the boot process half-way to get a single-user root shell? All I did in terms of ^C, ^Q@(#*$ and Alt-any-key didn't help, regardless of where in the boot process I press them. Go to the lilo

Re: How to interrupt the boot process?

1996-10-13 Thread Vadik Vygonets
On Sun, 13 Oct 1996, Toni Mueller wrote: - How can I stop the boot process half-way to get a single-user root shell? There was a key which I don't remember. You may type linux single from lilo prompt. Vadik. ++_ Vadik V. (_`[EMAIL PROTECTED] alias: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Vygonets