maybe I got that little piece wrong, it probably does not have the "=" in the command line. On Sun, 2003-11-16 at 14:54, Brian Manser wrote: > Thanks for your quick response. I have tried changing the Grub.Conf file as > per your instructions. copied the original entry 3 lines, added a title line > and appended init=3 tried in two places, > > original line"kernal /boot/vmlinux-2.4.8.20 ro root=LABEL=/hd0-ide-scsi > "here"" > and "kernal /boot/vmlinux-2.4.8.20 ro root=LABEL=/"here" > neither of these options worked. Still booted straight into a GUI. Must have > got something wrong! > Can you sus it. Brian > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Simon Bassett" <sbassett@xxxxxxxx> > To: <shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 6:21 PM > Subject: Re: boot loader > > > > /etc/grub.conf is the standard config file. For the text login w/ > > command prompt, the best bet would be to simply copy the original entry > > > > title RedHat > > root (hd0,0) > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.xx ro root=LABEL=/ > > initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.xx > > > > and simply put init=3 after the line starting with kernel > > > > root (hd0,0) > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.xx ro root=LABEL=/ init=3 > > initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.xx > > > > and simply add the title you wish to use ie > > > > title Text Login > > > > or whatever you want > > > > On Sun, 2003-11-16 at 12:01, Brian Manser wrote: > > > Can anyone tell me how to put an extra entry on the boot loader screen I > > > need an option for booting into a text login and command prompt. > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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
