How To Boot The Kvm/Net In Single User Mode - Cyclades User's Guide User Manual

How to Boot the KVM/net in Single User Mode

The KVM/net has a single user mode that is used when:
1. The name or password of the user with root privileges is lost or forgotten.
2. When an upgrade or downgrade process does not work properly and the
3. When a configuration change leaves the KVM/net inoperative or unstable.
Note: You cannot perform this process using Telnet or other remote connection
protocols.
To Boot the KVM/net in Single User Mode
1. Connect a terminal to the console port of your KVM/net, login as "root",
The initial output of the hardware boot process is shown below.
Hardware boot.
Entry Point = 0x00002120
loaded at:
relocated to:
board data at: 0163E024 0163E244
relocated to:
zimage at:
initrd at:
avail ram:
Linux/PPC load: root=/dev/ram ramdisk=0x0000F000
2. After the line
3. Type "<sp>single" (spacebar, then the word "single").
Linux/PPC load: root=/dev/ram ramdisk=0x0000F000 single
442
system turns unstable.
and reboot the unit.
"Linux/PPC load: root=/dev/ram"
system waits approximately 3 seconds for user input.
AlterPath KVM/net Installation, Administration, and User's Guide
00002120 00E433D4
00800020 016412D4
0080579C 008059BC
008060F0 008AEBA0
008AF000 0163E000
01642000 08000000
is displayed, the