I don't think it's "s"...I'd have to actually reboot to find the actual option from the Grub boot screen...but I'm fairly sure it's "A", not "S". It's the option that lets you modify the boot options. On Wed, 16 Jul 2003, Bob Mclaughlin wrote: > Mike, > No log in. The Redhat graphical login screen is where it > hangs. The keyboard and mouse have no effect on the screen > and I can't put the username in. However, when I look at > the machine from a WinMe box the drives are accessible. > Selecting 's' from Grub doesn't leave me any hints on > screen. What would the command be? I'll try the CD soon. > Bob > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > >[mailto:shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of > >Mike Burger > >Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 4:43 PM > >To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: RE: hang on start > > > > > >Interesting...does it allow you to log in, at all, > >or does it hang at the > >actual login screen? > > > >Can you hit CTRL-ALT-F1 to try to get to a text console? > > > >Another option might be to try booting into > >runlevel 3 (from a lilo boot, > >just type "linux 3", from Grub, select "a"...I > >believe...and at the end of > >the boot parameter line, just type "3" and hit > >enter), and then running > >"startx" from a command line. > > > >On Wed, 16 Jul 2003, Bob Mclaughlin wrote: > > > >> Mike, > >> It goes to the login screen. > >> Bob > >> > >> >-----Original Message----- > >> >From: shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > >> >[mailto:shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of > >> >Mike Burger > >> >Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 12:41 PM > >> >To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >> >Subject: Re: hang on start > >> > > >> > > >> >To what screen does it "go"? > >> > > >> >On Wed, 16 Jul 2003, Bob Mclaughlin wrote: > >> > > >> >> My system is suddenly hanging at the login > >screen. I've > >> >> been running > >> >> RHL9 with the latest RH changes and booting > >to level 5. > >> >> There is no > >> >> response to the mouse or keyboard and only a hard boot > >> >> restarts it to > >> >> the same screen. Interactive startup works > >but it still > >> >> goes to the same > >> >> screen and locks up. Can anyone help? TIA > >> >> Bob > > > ttp://www.bubbanfriends.org > > > >Visit the Dog Pound II BBS > >telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or > >http://dogpound2.citadel.org:2000 > > > >To be notified > >of updates to the web site, send a message to: > > > > > > -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog Pound II BBS telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org:2000 To be notified of updates to the web site, send a message to: site-update-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with a message of: subscribe -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
