Hey, thanks for the tip. No, I'm not using BootX at all. I'm using the MkLinux booter. But it does have an option for adding extra arguments. In the booter's lilo.conf file you add a line "mach_options= " with the argument following. I'll give it a try later today - I have to reinstall that hard drive before I can give it a go. ;-)
I tried using BootX 1.1.3b (or whatever it is recommended by nubus-pmac.sourceforge.net) but it actually didn't work at all. Rebooted to a blank screen and hung. Every time I tried it. (no I wasn't using the HPV only BootX). Peace, Drew ----- Original Message ----- Are you using (the old, not the Darwin OS X) BootX? Put "single" in the options box and it should boot into single user (non-X) mode. Putting something like "3" might also do it by booting into run-level 3, which by tradition is standard except without the X Desktop Manager graphical login. (Pretty much everything configurable in Unix is done by tradition and consensus, so it's got a very good chance of working, unless you added something to, say, rc.local or similar). -- Dana [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Having graduated (with a physics BS :-P), I will be using the email address <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Please update your address book. <http://homepage.mac.com/alk/> "Anyone can fly, all you have to do is throw yourself at the ground and miss." -Douglas Adams, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
