On 30 January 2015 at 20:32, jd1008 <jd1008@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 01/30/2015 05:25 AM, Ahmad Samir wrote: >> >> On 30 January 2015 at 11:30, Angelo Moreschini >> <mrangelo.fedora@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm not able of booting fedora 20 into rescue mode. >>> >>> In the manuals is wrote: >>> >>> >>> Once you have booted, using one of the described methods, (booting from >>> a >>> boot CD-ROM or DVD, ..., ...) >>> >>> add the keyword rescue as a kernel parameter. >>> >>> For example, for an x86 system, type the following command at the >>> installation boot prompt: >>> >>> linux rescue >>> >>> etc ............... >>> >>> >> Where did you read that? >> >> This is the F20 installation guide: >> >> https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/20/html/Installation_Guide/sect-boot-options-rescue.html >> >> The rescue option is only available in the netinstall and the DVD >> images, but not the Live images AFAIK. >> >> [...] > > Bad advice and wrong. > All the OP has to do is hit the escape key to get the boot: command prompt > at which s/he can type linux rescue > There's no rescue option on the Live image AFAICS; typing rescue at the "boot: " prompt returns an error. And IINM adding rescue to the kernel cmdline is the equivalent to using "rescue" the "boot: " prompt on the netinstall or the DVD images. -- Ahmad Samir -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org