24 Apr
2004
24 Apr
'04
8:55 a.m.
On Saturday 24 April 2004 10:57 am, Aaron Trumm wrote:
and it's telling me to hit return or wait ten
seconds to boot from
/dev/hda2 (hmmm - is that where the boot loader really is on my system?
not sure) - and that I can "type "linux <params>", and press
<return> if
I want to override the defaults
Boot-prompt-HOWTO ?
Does the kernel still panic if you try to boot with no options?
It's good to know which partition you're booting from (I have to write it down
somewhere) and also what the kernel's alias is (It's no use booting
'linux'
if it's actually known as 'knoppix' for example - press TAB to get a list).
also check /etc/lilo.conf.
boot: linux single
Will start you up in single user mode. It's always worth a try.
All the Best
tim hall