I tried linux with single user mode as well, but got the same result. I also had tried linux init=/bin/sh last night, but everything hangs after insmod tries to write to the log file, and I never get to a shell prompt.
I think if I could prevent any attempts to write to /var, then I might be able to get somewhere, but things may be even worse than that. Thanks, Greg --- Vineet Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * Greg Balls ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030711 08:39]: > > Now the question: my CD drive on the laptop died about a year ago, > and > > I have no floppy drive, so is there any way to boot into a rescue > mode > > (that doesn't try to write log files, for instance) to try to fix > this? > > You said you tried various runlevels ... did you try runlevel 1 > (single-user mode?) > > Try booting with > > linux single > > To get to single-user mode. If that still doesn't get you anywhere, > try > > linux init=/bin/sh > > you'll get a root shell with only / mounted. You can then mount > other > filesystems to try to repair the damage. Remember to unmount them > when > you're done ... if you try to just leave that shell you won't see > init > cleaning up after you, but rather a kernel panic. =) > > good times, > Vineet > -- > http://www.doorstop.net/ > -- > One nation, indivisible, with equality, liberty, and justice for all. > > ATTACHMENT part 2 application/pgp-signature name=signature.asc __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
