Here is a workaround for this problem: If this happened to you and you cannot boot (and maybe you have a server without a CD-ROM drive), here is what you have to do to recover your system:
- When GRUB menu appears (press ESC to prevent it from trying to boot), select any line and press 'e' for Edit. - Then, select the second line (the one that has 'kernel' at the beginning), and make the following changes: - replace 'ro' with 'rw' so you can read and write in the file-system - add 'init=/bin/bash' at the end of the line - Press Enter (so that the line is saved) - Press 'b' to boot. You will now be able to 'nano /etc/network/interfaces' and fix the file. - After you fix the file, press "Ctrl + Alt + Del" The changes you made in GRUB will NOT be saved for further boots, so you don't need to do anything to GRUB after this. Hope this helps. -- Mistake in /etc/network/interfaces keeps the system from booting https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/512253 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
