Text Mode-HELP PLEASE

[Gavin]

> 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.

The screen still goes black after I have typed "linux single" Maybe it is
working, but I cant see. It only works when there are no video settings set
in the root.  When I do set the video, I cant get back in to change the
"ati" to " fbdev"


Ihave a ATY,Rage128Pro to a ADC Apple Studio Display (flat Tube CRT.

Thanks for the Help, Gav