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#1 2003-06-27 18:13:10

nehsa
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Getting stuck at boot

I tried to add something into rc.local (esd something), I guess I forgot the & because now it just freezes at that point. 

I deleted the safe boot option out of LILO, would that have helped this?

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#2 2003-06-27 19:42:00

Gyroplast
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Re: Getting stuck at boot

That's a FAQ. The program is, as you correctly gathered, running in foreground. This also means, however, that you can send it a SIGINT with CTRL-C and kill it that way. If SIGINT is captured, try CTRL-D, CTRL-U, CTRL-Z and CTRL-X. One of 'em ought to get you further. smile


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#3 2003-06-28 02:06:25

nehsa
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Re: Getting stuck at boot

Hey, didn't work.  I think I've pretty much tried any key combination with ALT or CTRL.  Is there something I could say and boot that'll make it not load rc.local?

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#4 2003-06-28 05:24:08

Xentac
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Re: Getting stuck at boot

Yeah, passing the kernel option 'init=/bin/bash' should do it.


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#5 2003-06-28 05:44:43

nehsa
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Re: Getting stuck at boot

Thanks!  Your reply did work.  Problem is, I have no idea how to then switch the filesystem to write mode so that I can change the rc.local file.

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#6 2003-06-28 06:30:22

Xentac
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Re: Getting stuck at boot

mount -o remount,rw /


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#7 2003-06-28 09:11:05

Gyroplast
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Re: Getting stuck at boot

I added the init and remount piece to the appropriate question in the FAQ. Thank you, Xentac!


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#8 2003-06-29 11:56:10

dariball
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Re: Getting stuck at boot

i had the same problem ....

me helped just adding a "&" after each rc.local command ...


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