>From: Daniel Burrows <dburrows@debian.org>
>To: Robert Cates <cates58@hotmail.com>
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>Subject: Re: cannot access machine after apt-get dist-upgrade
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>On Sun, Jun 03, 2007 at 11:58:55AM +0000, Robert Cates
><cates58@hotmail.com> was heard to say:
> > this is going to be my new server, so there's no GUI, only text mode,
>and
> > it gets all the way to the login prompt, but the machine will not take
> > keyboard (USB, which is what I always used) input. As I was saying, I
>can
> > see during the bootup that the network cards are not started, but I
>can't
> > tell why, so I'm therefore also unable to access the machine per remote
>SSH.
>
> OK -- have you tried booting with init=/bin/sh? I'm betting you still
>won't be able to type, but it might be worth a try. You could also try
>booting a live CD and using it to examine the system logs for clues about
>what's happening.
>
> Here's another thought: have you been loading the USB/network modules
>from
>/etc/modules or from udev/hotplug?
>
> Daniel
>
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Um, how do I set the boot option init=/bin/sh if I can't access the machine?

Well, I can't tell from where the USB/network modules are loading from. Is
this a difference between kernels 2.6.8 and 2.6.18?

I guess I'll probably have to use a Live CD, I was hoping though that maybe
somebody on the list already knows right where the problem is.

Robert

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