Hardy Headaches

[Scotsgait]

Re: Hardy Headaches

As 'root' you can edit the /boot/grub/menu.lst file.

From the prompt, type:

cd /boot/grub
vi menu.lst

This will open the file for editing.

Press your down arrow key until you are on the line that reads hiddenmenu This line is probably uncommented (has no # in front of it). If this is so, press the letter i (for insert mode) and press shift+3 to insert the # symbol. You should now have #hiddenmenu

Press escape (this puts you back into command mode)

To save the change and exit, press :wq (a colon, w, and q all together)

Type cd and then type:

shutdown -r now

to reboot. You should be presented with the Grub menu now. When you see it, press escape to stop the timer. You can then use your arrow keys to move up/down the list of kernel entries to boot from.

Thanks - I think we've got confused a wee bit though !

I've managed to get into recovery mode and got to the root prompt so it's /etc/hosts I need to modify, not the grub loader.

I tried to follow the same process as you outlined but with

cd /etc 
vi hosts

instead of

cd /boot/grub
vi menu.lst

However, after editing, "Esc" didn't bring me back to command mode and I wasn't able to save the changes.

[Snowhog]

Re: Hardy Headaches

In vi, pressing escape returns you to command mode. You don't 'see' anything. After pressing escape you press :wq The : puts vi into ex mode (execute). the w tells vi to write the changes and the q tells vi to quit.

[Scotsgait]

Re: Hardy Headaches

That's worked !

Many, many thanks for your help (and forbearance !)

[Snowhog]

Re: Hardy Headaches

You're welcome. Forbearance wasn't even a factor here. A member had a problem, and I felt I could lend some aid. That's what this Forum is all about.

Welcome to the family!