new-bie problem

2003-07-29 Thread Joydeep Bakshi
Hi all, I can enter into the interactive mode of Redhat by pressing * key i * at the time of booting. but this technique doesn't work in Debian . how to get the same thing in Debian ? Please let me know. thanks in advanced. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of

Re: new-bie problem

2003-07-29 Thread David Z Maze
Joydeep Bakshi [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I can enter into the interactive mode of Redhat by pressing * key i * at the time of booting. but this technique doesn't work in Debian . how to get the same thing in Debian ? ...what does it do? What effect are you actually after? -- David Maze

Re: new-bie problem

2003-07-29 Thread Hugh Saunders
On Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 06:43:57PM +0530, Joydeep Bakshi wrote: Hi all, I can enter into the interactive mode of Redhat by pressing * key i * at the time of booting. but this technique doesn't work in Debian . how to get the same thing in Debian ? what are you meaning by interactive mode? i

Re: new-bie problem

2003-07-29 Thread Harshwardhan Nagaonkar
Joydeep Bakshi wrote: Hi all, I can enter into the interactive mode of Redhat by pressing * key i * at the time of booting. but this technique doesn't work in Debian . how to get the same thing in Debian ? Please let me know. thanks in advanced. AFAIK, the interactive mode prompts you for

Re: new-bie problem

2003-07-29 Thread Paulo Jorge
On Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 03:37:04PM +0100, Hugh Saunders wrote: On Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 06:43:57PM +0530, Joydeep Bakshi wrote: Hi all, I can enter into the interactive mode of Redhat by pressing * key i * at the time of booting. but this technique doesn't work in Debian . how to get the

Re: new-bie problem

2003-07-29 Thread Hugh Saunders
On Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 04:49:30PM +0100, Paulo Jorge wrote: The interactive mode of Redhat asks the user what services should be started up during boot but I believe Debian doesn't have anything like that. i guess the best thing to do if you want to start some services sometimes but not others

Re: new-bie problem

2003-07-29 Thread Harry Brueckner
Hi, --On Tuesday, July 29, 2003 10:32:17 AM -0400 David Z Maze [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Joydeep Bakshi [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I can enter into the interactive mode of Redhat by pressing * key i * at the time of booting. but this technique doesn't work in Debian . how to get the same thing

Re: new-bie problem

2003-07-29 Thread Kent West
Harry Brueckner wrote: Hi, --On Tuesday, July 29, 2003 10:32:17 AM -0400 David Z Maze [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Joydeep Bakshi [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I can enter into the interactive mode of Redhat by pressing * key i * at the time of booting. but this technique doesn't work in Debian . how

Re: new-bie problem

2003-07-29 Thread Mark C
On Tue, 2003-07-29 at 14:13, Joydeep Bakshi wrote: Hi all, I can enter into the interactive mode of Redhat by pressing * key i * at the time of booting. but this technique doesn't work in Debian . how to get the same thing in Debian ? I know what you mean, as I do not run redhat anymore on

Re: new-bie problem

2003-07-29 Thread Richard Lyons
On Tuesday 29 July 2003 20:05, Mark C wrote: On Tue, 2003-07-29 at 14:13, Joydeep Bakshi wrote: Hi all, I can enter into the interactive mode of Redhat by pressing * key i * at the time of booting. but this technique doesn't work in Debian . how to get the same thing in Debian ? I know