Re: [TCLUG:12777] LILO and Init levels (Re: [TCLUG:12774] bad computer day II)

[Jon Schewe <schewe@tcfreenet.org>]

^chewie <chewie@wookimus.net> writes:

> On Mon, Jan 24, 2000 at 08:12:00AM -0600, Timothy Wilson wrote:
> 
> > I tried putting 'linux init=/bin/sh' at the LILO: prompt, but got the same
> > message. What's the syntax here?
> 
> The syntax is:
> 
> 	LILO: <label> <number>
> 
> where label is the lilo.config assigned label for the kernel image and
> <number> is the init level.

That's not the syntax he's looking for, this is what you want:

LILO: <label> <number or single> init=/bin/sh <other options here>

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Jon Schewe
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