command prompt

[Eric Benoit]

I'll remember for next time ...I just reinstalled the system a second 
ago which is going fairly fast with net-install.

Thank you again.



Justin Bennett wrote:

> you'll want to pass a runlevel 1 to the kernel
>
> check out
>
> http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/pipermail/yellowdog-general/2004-March/012812.html 
>
>
> Justin Bennett
> Network Administrator
> Dynabrade, Inc.
> 8989 Sheridan Dr.
> Clarence, NY 14031
>
>
>
>
> On 8/3/2005 12:37 PM, Eric Benoit wrote:
>
>> I think I have to do it from yaboot ...I configured my video wrong I 
>> picked an ATI instead of Nvidia so I'm trying to run deb-config
>>
>> Justin Bennett wrote:
>>
>>> Wasn't sure if you meant all the time or just on one boot, say for 
>>> maintance.
>>>
>>> If you want to do it only on a particular boot, and not all the time 
>>> you must pass the runlevel 3 (or 1 for maintanance mode) to the 
>>> kernel from the boot loader.
>>>
>>> it depends on which boot loader you using for this.
>>>
>>> for lilo hit ctrl-x to get to the lilo prompt and type
>>>
>>> linux 1
>>>
>>>
>>> or linux 3 depending on which runlevel you want.  1 is maintanace 
>>> which doens't require a password, it logs you in as root, few 
>>> services started, 3 is command line with full network, ect.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> For Grub it's a little trickier
>>> see:
>>>
>>> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/custom-guide/s1-rescuemode-booting-single.html 
>>>
>>>
>>> you should be able to replace 'single' with '3'
>>>
>>>
>>> Justin Bennett
>>> Network Administrator
>>> Dynabrade, Inc.
>>> 8989 Sheridan Dr.
>>> Clarence, NY 14031
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 8/3/2005 11:39 AM, Eric Benoit wrote:
>>>
>>>> Does anyone know how to force a linux computer to boot into a 
>>>> command line promt without x starting?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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