omnibook - installation without a CD?

F0ul_Olli · 08-03-2005, 04:40 PM

I have found that I was able to stop the boot up sequence by typing out
Linux emergency

Which is really cool!

Problem is, I got to /etc/rc.d/
found rc.modules - but VI doesn't work!

is there another way of editing a file?

Do I find VI firstly, then point it to rc.d or is there a simpler way of editing like edit or copy con etc? (Im showing my DOS background now!)

Oli

keefaz · 08-03-2005, 04:44 PM

you could use mc if you are used with edit

But it is weird that vi is not present, did you try elvis ?
You can also use pico, nano, emacs depending on what is installed

egag · 08-03-2005, 04:51 PM

or do :

cp /etc/rc.d/rc.modules /etc/rc.d/rc.modules.orig
cat /etc/rc.d/rc.modules |grep -vi agp >newfile
mv -f newfile /etc/rc.d/rc.modules

egag

F0ul_Olli · 08-03-2005, 04:51 PM

Im guessing that its not got as far as defining the PATH as yet, so it doesn't know it exists.

Anyway - thanks so much for your help tonight - I will carry on working on it tomorrow night, but at least I feel confident thatI know exactly what's wrong.

is there a thank you button to press or a rating system used on this forum so I can express my thanks?

Oli