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Re: single-user mode



On Sun, Dec 24, 2000 at 01:17:44AM -0500, Kamath wrote:
> Does anyone know how I can get-into single-user mode?? My lap-top
> complains that the processes are spawning too fast, and I suspect that it
> is not able to handle the multiple tty's (its an old 486 DX laptop).
> 

At the LILO prompt when booting up, add the command option "single" to
"Linux" or whatever the boot name of the OS is (press Shift to pause when
the LILO sequence appears, then CTRL to see your boot options)

Drew

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