John Tapsell wrote: First, reboot. Then boot by: when you boot, pass the following option to the kernel: 'init=/bin/bash" So if you normally type "linux", do "linux init=/bin/bash" There's probably a better way. Perhaps "linux single" works, or "linux safe".
I am using GRUB as the boot loader and have tried adding the text "linux single" onto the end of the kernel line but this has no effect. The system still loads, attempts to load the X windows system (as the /etc/inittab file is still set to id:5:initdefault I assume) and fails. The system then starts looping between the text login screen and a blank screen with the keyboard disabled so that I cannot login to edit the inittab file. Help! Is there any way out apart from deleting the whole installation and starting again? ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Tapsell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 6:30 PM Subject: Re: [XFree86] X windows crash _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
