Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: > > I was playing around trying to upgrade util-linux from sid, and > managed to delete sysvinit. Now I can boot, but none of the init > scripts are run, and I don't know how to go on from there (ie mount > all the partitions including proc, get the network up...). The init > scripts still appear to exist. > > I've got the sysvinit deb (and util-linux) on a shared exchange > partition. > > I'd be extremely grateful for some advice on getting sysvinit > reinstalled.
Pass init=/bin/bash as a kernel argument at the yaboot prompt. It should boot into a bash shell, where you can mount the exchange partition and dpkg -i the sysvinit deb. -- Earthling Michel D�nzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast
