Re: Help, messed up innitab file!!

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From: Frank Sweetser
Date: Sun, 06 Oct 1996 00:00

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Krzysztof Wilczynski (jerzyw@efn.org) wrote:
: Hello!

Boot into single user mode.  I _believe_ that inittab will ignore any errors
on this this.  When your boot prompt for linux comes up, instead of just using
the default kernel image (ie, "linux") give it "linux S" and init will come up
in single user mode.  The other way to do it is to use the boot disk you 
installed with, and a rescue root disk, mount your hard drive, and edit the
inittab manually.

good luck!

: 	I messaed up my innitab file, I cannot boot because of this. I know
: exactly what I did wrong, but I have no way of accessing the Linux
: partition through OS/2 or Windows. I also tried boot disk, but no dice- is
: there anyway to not use the default innitab and boot? Thanks for any help


: -- 
: Krzysztof Wilczynski



--
Frank Sweetser
rasmusin@wpi.edu

Unix Wizard, (n):
		Someone who can type `cat > /unix` and get away with it!

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From: rasmusin@wpi.edu (Frank Sweetser)
Subject: Re: Help, messed up innitab file!!
Date: 1996/10/06
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