[mythtv-users] Help! Changed /etc/modules.conf and now system won't boot

myth at shad.hopto.org myth at shad.hopto.org
Thu May 29 20:09:57 EDT 2003


>From your lilo boot prompt add init=/bin/sh

Dave


On Thu, 29 May 2003 jeffwaters at wowway.com wrote:

> I'm dumb, I changed /etc/modules.conf and now my machine
> won't boot. I'm using my isp's webmail on my gaming machine
> to send this.
>
> I added the configs from bttv doco and did not remove
> anything else...  so if I can get back to my modules.conf
> all I should have to do is remove what I put in there and
> reboot. However it locked up when trying to boot... stops
> when loading the tulip nic card driver/module. (which I did
> not change/edit)
> I'm using mandrake 9.0 and have tired every other boot mode
> grub lists and even the floopy and all fail.
>
> Any Ideas? (aside from a total wipe losing everything, bank
> records, work, emails, etc..)
>
> Thanks all,
> Jeff
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