From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from d2.9d.344a.static.theplanet.com ([74.52.157.210] helo=paulmerrellnet.totalcontrol.host) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1HH9lo-0000pL-00 for ; Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:21:20 -0500 Received: from d38-128-142.home1.cgocable.net ([72.38.128.142] helo=earth) by paulmerrellnet.totalcontrol.host with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1HH9lZ-00089E-AC for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:21:05 -0600 Message-ID: <000601c74fde$decb7c00$8e802648@earth> From: "Adam MacLeod" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Booting Into Single User Mode with GRUB Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:21:43 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - paulmerrellnet.totalcontrol.host X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - braille.uwo.ca X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - adamm.ca X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.9 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: Adam MacLeod , "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:21:20 -0000 Hey list: I have a question. How would one boot successfully into single user mode = with the GRUB boot loader, when it has been configured with a password? = Obviously, the boot manager screen does not talk, so its a chore to get = it to work correctly. We can press a to get to the boot parameters, or at least to a point = where it doesn't continue booting, because it doesn't start to babble. = But we're not sure if it is asking for the GRUB password to even access = the boot parameters, or what is happening on the screen. I'm considering = sighted assistance as a last last resort, so if anyone has experience = booting into run level 1 without it, and with a GRUB password, that's = the suggestions I'm looking for. Regards: Adam MacLeod