Text Mode-HELP PLEASE

[Mike Parson]

On Mon, Mar 29, 2004 at 01:24:17AM -0800, Gavin wrote:
>> On Sun, Mar 28, 2004 at 12:29:44PM -0800, Gavin wrote:
>>> I?ve done all the options I could find to boot in to text mode. All I get is
>>> this for everything I enter under boot: Have a look here
>>> http://arri.spymac.net/boot.gif This pic  I hope it will help you understand.
>>
>> From the yaboot prompt, when it says "press tab for boot options" or
>> something along those lines...
>>
>> Hit tab and you should get a list of kernels that yaboot is configured
>> to boot, type the name of one of them followed by the word 'single'
>> at the : prompt, it might look something like this (this is all from
>> memory, please forgive the inaccuracies) (this is also asuming a
>> new-world mac):
>>
>>....
>>
>> Press tab for options or wait for default
>>
>> yaboot: <tab>
>>
>> Linux    linux-2.4.18-5 some.thing.else
>>
>> yaboot: Linux single
>
> Thanks for the input. You say press TAB. If you look at the link to the
> image of my computer screen a gave http://arri.spymac.net/boot.gif you will
> see that my only option is "linux" after I press TAB. If I try anything ells
> it always says No such file or directory.

Then type "linux single" at the boot: prompt.

boot: linux single

> Did I do anything wrong when I installed for there only to be one option in
> the yaboot?

Nope, all is how it should be.

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Michael Parson
mparson@bl.org