On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 at 11:57:58AM +0200, maximilian attems wrote: > On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 at 10:23:45AM +0200, Fredrik Olofsson wrote: > > Now I only have to find out "the Debian way" of getting a root shell > > before / is remounted read-write so I can check that filesystem as > > well... > > boot into single user mode by either appending 1 or single > on the boot line, kernel args are the same across distributions.
This does not work since all filesystems are mounted rw at the point where "single" stops. I solved it by using the kernel arg "ydebug" which yaird initramfs images looks for and halts just before switching to the real / filesystem. Again, thanks for the help /Fredrik -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]