Thanks Tim, you pointed me in the right direction. My problem was that I was just typing 'a' to add the word 'single' to the whole 'thing'. I hadn't realised that this xen kernel had the kernel down as a module! I had to choose the module line and *then* edit that line and add the word 'single'. I should look a bit closer when assume things :-) Thanks, Ross > -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list- > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim > Sent: 04 September 2006 14:19 > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > Subject: Re: can't boot single user in FC5 > > On Mon, 2006-09-04 at 12:13 +0100, Macintyre, Ross A wrote: > > I've just upgraded a lab of machines to FC5 from FC2. > > > > In FC2 I could just add 'single' to the boot options at the grub > > prompt, but when I try this in FC5 it just boots up as normal. > > > > Am I missing something? > > > > I read that you might use these additions to the boot prompt: S, s, 1, > > single, e. > > > > None of them work. > > In what way did you try adding them? > > Taking FC4 as an example, but the same thing worked on a friend's FC5 > box - if I hit the e key to temporarily edit the GRUB menu options > before booting, and add a 1 to the end of this line, it works: > > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.17-1.2142_FC4 ro root=/dev/hda7 acpi=force > > -- > (Currently running FC4, occasionally trying FC5.) > > Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. > I read messages from the public lists. > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
