>Okay, dumb question. How would I edit out the hwclock >calls on my quadra since I can't boot at all? >
I run RH, so some things are not the same. Can you boot from a CD? If you can, you can boot to a point where the HD is mounted, then edit the boot config files. Once you have a prompt with the HD mounted, Change to the directory where all the init scripts are: cd /etc/init.d Find the init script that contains the hwclock call: grep -l hwclock * You might want to copy the original file in case of disaster: cp <initscript> <initscript>.org Edit the init script and comment out the call(s): vi <initscript> Once you are in vi, you can search by typing a slash "/" and a string: /hwclock You should be able to see which line to comment out Use the arrow keys to navigate to the beginning of the line, then insert a pound symbol: go into vi insert mode (hit escape, then "i") at the beginning of the line, type shift-3 for a pound symbol. Hit escape to get out of insert mode, the type a colon to enter command mode and "wq" for write and quit. try booting. -- Charles Dostale [EMAIL PROTECTED] System Administrator, Silver Oaks Communications http://www.silveroaks.com 824 17th Street, Moline IL USA 61265 309-797-9898 -- MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
