On 05/31/2007 01:03 PM, Robert Cates wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've just decided to upgrade my Sarge server to Etch, which the process
> itself seemed to go very smoothly, but now after rebooting it does not
> bring up my eth0 and eth1, nor can I input any on the keyboard. In
> other words, I'm now locked out.
>
> The last thing I did was installed kernel/linux image 2.6.18 (with SMP),
> so I have both the original 2.6.8 as well as the new 2.6.18. Now,
> regardless of which kernel I boot, I'm locked out. Is there a way I can
> still access my machine? I'll like to avoid having to completely
> re-install from fresh.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Robert
>

If you installed the 'bash_static' package, you can probably boot by
specifying it as a parameter to 'init' on the kernel command line. I
think it's done like so:

Linux init=/bin/bash-static

Please read this entire section:
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/re...h-tips.en.html

Also see this:
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/re...#s-un-bootable

Legend has it that that Woody install CD (#1) allowed you to use it as a
rescue disk by specifying certain boot parameters:

rescue root=/dev/sda1

The Sarge install CD #1 didn't have this feature, but I think it is back
in Etch; I did have to rescue an Etch system recently using the Etch
install CD, but the procedure was different; I remember selecting
"rescue" from a menu.

I've had an unbootable system before, and it's not necessarily fun. I've
always been able to fix it using some combination of rescue disks and
installation/uninstallation of certain packages.



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