Re: extracting base.tgz hangs

[Emil Skoeldberg <esg%SDF.LONESTAR.ORG@localhost>]

On Sat, May 07, 2011 at 08:55:49PM +0200, Manuel Bouyer wrote:
> On Fri, May 06, 2011 at 09:37:03PM +0000, Emil Skoeldberg wrote:
> > 3) Is there anything I can do now? (except for trying to find a
> > floppy/cdrom drive from which I can boot and do an upgrade)
> 
> You can try to boot using rescue/ binaries:
> at boot prompt, type 'boot -a'
> when the kernel asks for init path, enter /rescue/init instead
> of /sbin/init
> then you may be able to recover/complete the upgrade using the tools
> in /rescue

No luck with this either unfortunately. I can enter boot/dump devices
and file system, but when I'm prompted for init path the system hangs
after I've entered the first character. Very useful to know though for
the future.

Thanks,

Emil

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