On 15/12/2016 02:47, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
On 12/14/2016 05:46 PM, Michael Howard wrote:
On 14/12/2016 22:30, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
I connected a monitor and keyboard and rebooted the one system. Was
just given the option list that I cannot edit.
So what file on the sd card do I edit to add 'single'?
thank you
As you appear to need help and I haven't seen a response on the list
I'll chip in. I don't see any reply to your original post (or
anything quoted) so I can't answer the above question as I have no
idea what you are referring to.
This was a reply to my earlier post. That even the monitor mode did
not give me the option to edit the boot options.
Ok, understood.
With regard to your original post, to reset your root password, can't
you just follow your original install procedure and enter rescue mode
(linux rescue) at the first boot screen?
No. The original install procedure was to build an image that
booted. I don't think my cookbook is up anymore, but there never was
a rescue mode.
Ok, I thought that might be the case.
You don't say which ARM device you are using so its hard to help
further. Is it a UEFI system? There are many weird and wonderful ways
to install on ARM systems.
This is a Cubieboard2 (armv7) where I had developed and posted some
time back how to get RSEL6 working.
An sdcard breakout is a very useful tool for the Cubieboard2, only costs
a couple of dollars and will prove very useful for installs and rescues etc.
On which port did you attach the monitor? If you only tried VGA, try
HDMI or vice-versa, you may get access earlier in the boot process to
enable booting into single user mode.
Of course, as you say, attaching the drive to another system will also
solve your problem.
Cheers,
Mike.
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Mike Howard
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