> On Feb 10, 2021, at 4:18 AM, Rick Thomas <rick.tho...@pobox.com> wrote:
>
> Two things you need to know:
>
> 1) The grub menu, that you see when the installer CD first boots up, offers
> "expert" mode. If you're not familiar with it, this makes the install
> process more granular, so you have more control over the details and timing.
> In order to apply Adrian's workaround, you need to use expert mode. It's not
> completely obvious, but you should be able to figure it out -- usually the
> default answer is the best, but keep your eyes open and try to understand
> each step.
No, you don’t need expert mode to access a shell. You can access a shell any
time during installation by typing ALT + Cursor Keys.
> 2) Just before the reboot (at the stage you are arguing should be more
> explicit about rebooting) *before* you answer "continue" you need to hit
> <alt>-F2 to get yourself a shell running in the installer environment. At
> that point, you can execute the steps of Adrian's workaround. When you are
> finished with that, you can switch back to the installer menu by hitting
> <alt>-F1 . Then answer "continue" and it will reboot -- hopefully into the
> system you just installed.
That works in normal mode, too.
Adrian
