safe mode for kernel.old
Bill Moran
wmoran at potentialtech.com
Fri Jul 30 15:42:21 PDT 2004
Jason Barnes <jbarnes at c3po.barnesos.net> wrote:
>
> I managed to build a kernel that won't mount root. Furthermore, I
> have a separate issue whereby the system hangs when I boot normally, but
> works fine when in safe mode.
> My question is: how do I load kernel.old and then run it in safe
> mode?
> Thanks for any help you might be able to provide,
Interrupt the boot countdown to get the boot prompt, then enter
boot -s kernel.old
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Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
http://www.potentialtech.com
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