On Friday 21 June 2002 22:59, Dan Jacobson wrote: > During boot (2.4.18-k7) I see something about hit RET by 5 seconds > for shell. So I did and there's this shell that you can't do much > more than "set" in. After I typed exit the kernel couldn't find > root and I had to hit the reset button. > > So what is this "shell" for? We are on the virtual disk phase still > here I suppose.
(Correct me if I got that wrong...) The shell is basically a root shell based on the contents of the initrd image that offers a limited environment for system recovery in case something goes wrong with your filesystems. -- Embedded Linux -- True multitasking! TWO TOASTS AT THE SAME TIME! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
