F10 - boot - how to get into interactive boot?

[Todd Denniston]

Robin Laing wrote, On 02/03/2009 09:37 AM:
> Hello,
> 
> Sure, I know to press 'I' but on two machines, it has been a nightmare. 
>  One machine it never worked.
> 
> With faster machines, there is no time to press the button.
> 
> I found it wouldn't work if the normal Fedora splash screen was up on 
> the screen.  I had to press escape to get it to work.  If I pressed to 
> soon, the keyboard wouldn't work at all.  It all happened so fast.
> 
> On the second machine, I never got it to work.
> 
> This machine has encrypted partitions and the password prompt makes it 
> harder.
> 
> I can just get the Esc button pushed in time for the password to be 
> requested.  I then press 'I" right after pressing 'Enter.'  I get a 
> whole bunch of 'I's" before and after the notice but it still continues 
> into udev and on into a normal boot.  I never could get it to work.
> 
> Is there a way to get into interactive mode from grub?
> 
> When in the boot process is the keyboard input scanned for the 
> Interactive?  Before or after the message to press "I"?
> 
> And is it a "I" or "i"?  I have tried both.
> 
I think I have had either work, though all is confusion as when I have to use 
it, for some reason I seem to be in panic/hurry up mode. :)



perhaps edit /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit and add a `sleep 1` before and after the
  echo -en $"\t\tPress 'I' to enter interactive startup."
line.

If that works for you, may I suggest filing a bug against the output of
`rpm -q --whatprovides /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit` such that the next version of 
that rpm includes the sleeps?


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Todd Denniston
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