Getting stuck at boot

nehsa · 2003-06-27 18:13:10

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?

Gyroplast · 2003-06-27 19:42:00

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.

nehsa · 2003-06-28 02:06:25

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?

Xentac · 2003-06-28 05:24:08

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

nehsa · 2003-06-28 05:44:43

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.

Xentac · 2003-06-28 06:30:22

mount -o remount,rw /

Gyroplast · 2003-06-28 09:11:05

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

dariball · 2003-06-29 11:56:10

i had the same problem ....

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

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