[Gllug] getting a suse to boot

[Xander D Harkness]

Juan AMIGUET wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I have a suse box that refuses to boot saying
> Master Resource control, previous runlevel N switching to runlevel 5
> 
> the problem is that because it is booting up tin graphical mode 
> "which is very pretty" I cant get a login prompt so I acan start 
> looking at what went wrong and so on.
> 
> Any clues at how do I get a text mode prompt.
> 
> I have tried the Kill xserver crtl alt backspace and nothing happens.
> 
> Thanks a lot.
> -----------------------------------
> Juan Amiguet Vercher
> Where is my mind?
> 

You could possibly log in using ssh from another box or at the lilo 
prompt putting a 3 after the kernel you want to boot.

for example if you are running lilo you can press tab which might provide:

linux
linux.backup

you you would type linux 1

in grub you can edit the boot  by pressing e and then e to edit the boot 
command and putting a 3 at the end.  Press escape and then b to boot.

Have you also tried going to a virtual terminal by pressing Control + 
Alt + F1

Kind regards
Xander


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