can't boot to single user

eric_a_hall · #1 (**permalink**) 03-Jul-2009, 20:03

No idea why this happens but on a couple of systems I'm unable to boot into single user, either as runlevel S or runlevel 1. This is true for the Failsafe image and the regular system image alike.

The major symptom is that it seems the initrd image is started and then the system hangs when it tries to transfer control to the inittab.

I am able to boot into the system with runlevel 2 or higher. I am also able to boot into the single-user rescue DVD image.

Anybody got any ideas on this?

Alternatively, can anyone tell me how to add the rescue DVD boot image to my secondary IDE drive so that I have a guaranteed way into the system?

eric_a_hall · #2 (**permalink**) 06-Jul-2009, 08:26

anybody have any thoughts on this?

permalink · #3 (**permalink**) 07-Jul-2009, 01:01

> Anybody got any ideas on this?

i know it is frustrating for you to not have a speedy answer...but,
the fact is that there really are not a lot of folks here with the
level of technical knowledge to actually help you (for example, i
can't begin to)..

patience is a virtue when it is vacation time around the northern
hemisphere...

--
brassy

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