RH7 and single user mode?

RH7 and single user mode?

[Al Puzzuoli]

Hi, Just wondering if someone could tell me how to boot RH 7 into single
user mode?  I am running with Lilo on my mbr and dos selected as my default
operating system.  I know that when I boot, I can down arrow once to load
Linux, but i have no idea how to get a lilo prompt, or what to type if I
had one.  I also have a bootdisk if it would be easier to do  that way.  I
need to do this because I was playing with sndconfig.  Sndconfig decided to
write to my modules.conf before actually testing the settings and now my
system is locking at bootup.  If anyone has any suggestions other than
single user mode as to how to get around this, I'm all ears.

Thanks for any thoughts,

Al

Re: RH7 and single user mode?

[Kirk Wood]

When you are using the arrow, it is most likely at the lilo prompt. If
lilo is being used in the mbr, then I am certain this would be the case.

Now going on the assumtion this is correct: instead of pressing the down
arrow, type "linux single" and press enter.

=======
Kirk Wood
Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net

Nothing is hard if you know the answer or are used to doing it.

Re: RH7 and single user mode?

[Victor Tsaran]

Actually, this would be best to do with a bootdisk, especially in your case
that you cannot boot into the OS. Insert a bootdisk, if you have one and
when the LILO prompt appears, just type:
vmlinuz 1

I know there are ways to pass parameters to kernel from the MBR LILO by
pressing shift, and then doing something, but I am not sure how to do this.
Perhaps someone else does. In any case, all you need to do is to pass the
runlevel to the kernel on the command line.
Best,
Victor

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Al Puzzuoli" <alpuzz@mediaone.net>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 4:15 AM
Subject: RH7 and single user mode?


> Hi, Just wondering if someone could tell me how to boot RH 7 into single
> user mode?  I am running with Lilo on my mbr and dos selected as my
default
> operating system.  I know that when I boot, I can down arrow once to load
> Linux, but i have no idea how to get a lilo prompt, or what to type if I
> had one.  I also have a bootdisk if it would be easier to do  that way.  I
> need to do this because I was playing with sndconfig.  Sndconfig decided
to
> write to my modules.conf before actually testing the settings and now my
> system is locking at bootup.  If anyone has any suggestions other than
> single user mode as to how to get around this, I'm all ears.
>
> Thanks for any thoughts,
>
> Al
>
>
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Re: RH7 and single user mode?

[William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-777-8123]

Hi, Al,

     RH7 has a graphical boot-prompt.  At the prompt: just hit control-x
and type: linux s
If you want to get rid of the graphical prompt, comment the message line
in lilo.conf, then rerun lilo.






          HTH.
          Bill in Denver