Re: [cobalt-developers] Single user mode on RAQ3?

[Dennis <dennis@xxxxxxxxx>]

At 12:49 PM 2/22/00 -0800, you wrote:
>Chris Adams wrote:
>
>> Once upon a time, Dennis <dennis@xxxxxxxxx> said:
>> > How do I boot a RAQ3 in single user mode to repair a disk problem?
None of
>> > the boot options are documented and the  help is blank.
>> 
>> That's because AFAIK there are no boot options.  If something is screwed
>> up enough that you can't boot up to the regular runlevel (3), then you
>> have to remove the drive from the Cobalt and put it in a Linux box to
>> fix it.
>
>Actually, on a Raq3, if you boot with the serial console attached, you
>can hit space to enter the ROM setup.  You can then use the following
>commands:
>
>boot
>set_params single
>bfd

a "help" would help. i tried "s" and "-s" and there is no feedback. Im sure
rom version 2.0.4 will be better :-)

Too late, already created a new disk.

dennis
>
>and you will get single user mode
>-- 
>Tim Hockin
>Software Engineer / OS Engineer
>Cobalt Networks
>thockin@xxxxxxxxxx
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