On Saturday 05 July 2003 13:29, Robert L Cochran wrote in an attempt to be witty and funny: > When I reboot the computer and start seeing boot messages, is there a > way to either: > > pause the messages, resume execution of initscripts, then pause again > > single-step execution of the scripts that produce the messages > > Thanks > > Bob Cochran > Greenbelt, Maryland, USA yes. Anytime during or after the disc check, press "I" on your keyboard. This will enable interactive startup, allowing you to allow/disallow/continue (enter non-interactive startup) any of the init scripts. -- Wielder of the mighty +1 LARTsaber of Unsubscribe Instructions At End of Message, the +3 Clue-by-Four of No Attachments to a Mailing List, and the -4 Shield of No Spell Checker http://joseph-a-nagy-jr.homelinux.org