On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 02:27:28PM +0100, Stuart Sears wrote: > Chris G wrote: >> I had a problem with my Fedora system at work today which required >> that I get to a root console login to fix it. The fault (simply a >> network change elsewhere) prevented the system from booting as it >> couldn't mount some necessary NFS drives. >> >> How is one supposed to revert to runlevel 3 (or even 2) to overcome >> this sort of problem? Is there a grub/boot parameter one can use to >> change the runlevel? > > Yes. > You can select the runlevel you require at boot time, without a boot cd. > > Stop the computer at boot time (when you see the countdown or the grub > menu). - just hit a key that isn't an arrow or 'enter'. > I'd already got that far! :-) > It's worth reading the paragraph of text under the kernel list to see what > you can do. > No "paragraph of text" under mine, that's why I didn't get any further. > In your case: > > use the up/down arrows to choose a kernel. > > hit A (append) > > Add a space and then your desired runlevel (e.g. 2) to the end of the > displayed text. > That's the bit I needed to know, next time I'll try it. > Hit enter to boot. > > and you'll boot into that runlevel. This change is non-permanent, so the > next time you boot your system it will boot normally. > Perfect, thanks, the only problem was finding out about it. -- Chris Green -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
