[Mageia-dev] ANNOUNCE: The /usr move cometh! <---- Instructions

Sun Jul 22 10:53:10 CEST 2012

On Sun, 22 Jul 2012 09:19:26 +0100
+Colin Guthrie wrote:
+
+> When you reboot please append the following:
+> 
+>   rw rd.convertfs rd.break=pre-pivot
+> 
+> and make sure your remove the following
+> 
+>   splash silent
+> 
+> 
+> As noted earlier, this will drop you to two debug shells. Type "exit"
+> at the first one and then you should see the conversion taking place,
+> including any errors relating to rolling back the change and why.
+> 
+> that should give you some clues.
+
+Booting with
+rw rd.convertfs rd.break=pre-pivot
+
+Using "exit" on 1st shell
+
+(output given as follows)
+
+exit
+pre-pivot
+
+dracut warning: Break before switch_root
+dracut warning: Break before switch_root
+
+Dropping to debug shell.
+
+sh:0: can't access tty; job control off
+switch_root:/#
+
+(end output)
+
+I type exit and the system continues booting.
+
+
+    Charles 
+
+
+-- 
+To err is humor.
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