Mike, The 's' was a typo. I meant 'e'. Using 'e' gets me to an edit screen but what do I edit to launch to a command line (no graphics? Bob >-----Original Message----- >From: shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of >Mike Burger >Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 7:55 AM >To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx >Subject: RE: hang on start > > >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 > -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
