Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.med...@gmail.com> writes: > Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> writes: > > N> On Wed 06 Aug 2014 at 17:04:55 +0000, Rodolfo Medina wrote: >> >>> Bob Proulx <b...@proulx.com> writes: >>> >>> > Then eventually it will get to a menu "Enter rescue mode" that will >>> > ask what device to use as a root file system. It will list the >>> > partitions that it has automatically detected. (If you have raid or >>> > lvm then it will list options for those. If not then just the simple >>> > disks.) Select the appropriate partition from the list. Then >>> > continue. At that point it presents a menu "Execute a shell in >>> > /dev/...". That is what you want. That should get you a shell on >>> > your system with everything needed mounted. >>> > >>> > Bob >>> >>> Thanks. In debian-installer rescue mode: I choose >>> >>> `Execute a shell in /dev/sda7', >>> >>> and then: >>> >>> `After this message, you will be given a shell with /dfev/sda7 mounted on >>> "/"...' >>> >>> I press enter, and it gets back to the previous: `Execute a shell in >>> /dev/sda7'. I press enter, and again to `After this message...' and so on >>> and so on... >> >> Never seen that behaviour. Is /dev/sda7 where you have your root file >> system? Are you using the Wheezy installer? > > Well, no, I'm using Lenny installer. > > Rodolfo
...In fact, if I ask it to execute shell in another partition, where I have Lenny, it works. What do you suggest? Rodolfo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/87wqaltm4v....@gmail.com