Re: [coLinux-devel] Single user mode (i.e., kernel commandline parameters)

[Ian L. <Ian...@mq...>]

> >Yes you can get to a cmd prompt without init.  Change the boot 
> >parameters in the default xml file such that "init=/bin/sh".
> >
> I tried that.  It didn't work.  It just went ahead and ran init anyway 
> and booted up all the way.

If this is the case then you may have the wrong version of coLinux --
Dan said that he was going to fix that up -- I dunno if he did (hadn't
retested that yet).


> Yep.  I tried putting multiple <bootparams>...</bootparams> entries in 
> the file.  Nothing appears to work.  Also, if 'root=/dev/cobd0' (or 
> whatever) is not first in the <bootparams> entry, the kernel panics 
> saying it cannot mount the root device and to please specify one.  It 
> appears that all items after 'root=...' are ignored.
> 

Yeah .. if you've got the wrong ver or Dan hasn't added it then you'll
have to wait for the next version .. or .. mount your file system under
another linux and move /bin/sh over init.


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Ian Latter
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