Re: Best way to stop X from starting?

["Rob Dupcak" <rob.dupcak@amd.com>]

Thanks all!  I managed to get into single user mode with a little 
tinkering.  (I also found out that a well timed crtl-C will also do the 
trick).

Now I just have to figure out what is wrong with X.  At least I don't 
have to worry about a frozen system anymore.

Thanks,
Rob

Steve Langasek wrote:
> On Thu, May 06, 2004 at 02:31:36PM -0400, Rob Dupcak wrote:
>
>
> > Ulrich Teichert wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
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> > > [del]
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> > > > I'm guessing that I can stop X from starting by moving the graphics
>
> card 
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> > > > to a different PCI slot so that the x server wont find it, but is
>
> there 
>
> > > > another more elegant solution to stopping X?
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>
> > > Could you do a network login, or does the machine really freezes
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> hard?
>
>
> > It's frozen solid :-)  I can't get to it over the network
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>
> > > > I can't get to a prompt so 
> > > > editing various files is not an option unless someone has some magic
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>
> > > > incantations I can mumble.
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>
> > > Boot into single user mode. From the kernel-parameters.txt
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> documentation:
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> > > S               [KNL] run init in single mode.
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>
> > Forgive my ignorance here, so all I have to do is enter something
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> like:
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>
> > b -fl S
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> > at the SRM prompt and I should be set.  Wow... if that works, that is 
> > much too easy! :-)
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>
> Probably not *that* easy, as you usually also have to specify the root
> device in the flags.  So possibly b -fl "root=/dev/sda2 S", or if you
> have an initrd, b -fl "initrd=/initrd.img root=/dev/sda2 S".  To get
> into aboot and *see* what your settings are, "boot -fl i" should do the
> trick.