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Re: can I execute a shell during "booting"?



On Fri, Mar 31, 2000 at 08:59:11AM +0000, john smith wrote:
> hello,
> 
>   I would like to know if there is a way to execute a bash shell or
>   whatever shell during "booting or bootstrapping" of the kernel. i.e.
>   while the kernel is booting. I moved something and the kernel keeps
>   looping and looping trying to find it and it doesnt want to stop it
>   just keeps going and going and going..now if I can execute a shell
>   somehow while it is starting to "boot" ..I am sure I can put it back
>   into place.
> 

Boot off of a rescue disk. The Debian CD will work, if you have a
bootable cdrom.  I don't know how you get a shell if the OS hasn't
finished loading.

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