On Sat, May 04, 2002 at 07:21:52PM +0100, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote: > >Okay, so I'm guessing it was really a bad idea to install pmud-utils > >on my desktop machine. ;-( > > > >Can someone offer advice how to clean up my system and de-install > >pmud-utils knowing that I don't even have a command line? I suppose > >I could mount my system under the mini-installation system to gain me > >access to the files on my broken system, but I don't know how to make > >the necessary adjustments. > > > >Thanks for any help! > > > >(And incidentally, since pmud-utils was obviously not a wise choice, > >what *should* I be using to get sleep mode working, assuming I can > >get Linux up and operating?) > > Well, it shouldn't cause that problem, I suspect it could be related > to /proc/sys/kernel/powersave-nap beeing set to 1 incorrectly > (you should not set it manually anyway, the kernel will do it for > you automatically when it makes sense). > > Try booting with init=/bin/sh, you should get a root shell so you > can edit the pmud scripts or remove it completely.
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