Re: Arrgh: maybe pmud-utils was a really bad idea.
On Sat, May 04, 2002 at 07:21:52PM +0100, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> >Okay, so I'm guessing it was really a bad idea to install pmud-utils
> >on my desktop machine. ;-(
> >
> >Can someone offer advice how to clean up my system and de-install
> >pmud-utils knowing that I don't even have a command line? I suppose
> >I could mount my system under the mini-installation system to gain me
> >access to the files on my broken system, but I don't know how to make
> >the necessary adjustments.
> >
> >Thanks for any help!
> >
> >(And incidentally, since pmud-utils was obviously not a wise choice,
> >what *should* I be using to get sleep mode working, assuming I can
> >get Linux up and operating?)
>
> Well, it shouldn't cause that problem, I suspect it could be related
> to /proc/sys/kernel/powersave-nap beeing set to 1 incorrectly
> (you should not set it manually anyway, the kernel will do it for
> you automatically when it makes sense).
>
> Try booting with init=/bin/sh, you should get a root shell so you
> can edit the pmud scripts or remove it completely.
IOW at yaboot's boot prompt, where you normally might type 'Linux',
type instead 'Linux init=/bin/sh'.
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