Startup issues?!

Alstare · 10-04-2006, 04:05 PM

I managed to botch a line in my rc.modules files.

Problem is the system hangs when it gets to that line on startup and I can't get it back up to change it?

I tried booting off the install disks but it still hangs at that spot.

What am I doing wrong?

Sorry for the noobish question, it has been awhile since I have played with Slack.

Thanks in advance.
-Brian

Brian1 · 10-04-2006, 04:19 PM

Need to boot up with a linux bootable CD. I would think the Install would give you an option like a rescue mode and then mount the current distro partitions in its own /mnt. But that is probably just a Redhat / Redhat clone feature. One way is to use a Live distro CD like Knoppix, Kubuntu, and many others. There are some other smaller boot ISO cd like http://freshmeat.net/projects/systemrescuecd/ that can help.

Brian1

Alstare · 10-04-2006, 04:23 PM

Yeah knoppix might work, but I have to believe there is a more common and readily availbe solution to this problem?

Seems odd I need to use another distro to fix a problem with the one i am currently using..

There has to be a solution to this.

Alien Bob · 10-04-2006, 04:30 PM

You can use the Slackware boot CD too, no need for Knoppix.
Boot to the prompt, mount your Slackware root partition, fix the problem, reboot without the CD.

Eric

Alstare · 10-04-2006, 04:35 PM

Yeah I assumed the solution was going to be something like that...

Of course you know my stupid follow up question how do i mount my root partition on there?

Alien Bob · 10-04-2006, 04:40 PM

I anticipated that but gave you one chance to find out for yourself

- assuming /dev/hda1 contains the root partition -

Don't run "setup" but instead:

Code:

mount /dev/hda1 /mnt
vi /mnt/etc/rc.d/rc.modules
umount /mnt
reboot

Brian1 · 10-04-2006, 04:42 PM

My guess once the system is up you can mount the partition that contains the /etc subdirectory like so.
mount /dev/hda1 /mnt
cd /mnt/etc
vi rc.modules

Not sure where rc.modules exist on Slackware so you need to change to its location.

Now change /hda1 to what ever the partition is whether /hda2, /hda3, /hdb1, /sda1,or so many more. You just need to know which partition contains /etc.

Brian

Brian1 · 10-04-2006, 04:43 PM

I see where it is is. Follow Alien Bob's post. It is more exact than mine.

Brian

Alstare · 10-04-2006, 04:45 PM

Hah,

Fair enough, the sad part was I did exactly that before I came on here and had no luck, got an error about not being able to open the file even though I could navigate to it.

But of course worked flawlessy after trying it again now after your instruction.

Thanks, much appreciated.

Problem solved and quickly. :beer:

Brian1 · 10-04-2006, 04:51 PM

Glad to see you have it up and working.

Brian